They presented him to the queen at her birthday party.
•I will present you to the rest of the committee.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
present someone with — give (something) to someone in such a way. → present … English new terms dictionary
hit someone with something — tv. to present someone with an idea, plan, or proposal. □ Pete hit me with a great idea just before we left. □ Fred hit his boss with a plan to save a bundle in the front office … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
present — pres|ent1 [ prezənt ] adjective *** 1. ) only before noun existing or happening now: The present situation cannot be allowed to continue. In his present emotional state, he is capable of doing anything. The present owners purchased the farm in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
present */*/*/ — I UK [ˈprez(ə)nt] / US [ˈprezənt] adjective 1) a) [only before noun] existing or happening now The present situation cannot be allowed to continue. In his present emotional state, he is capable of doing anything. The present owners purchased the… … English dictionary
present — I EXISTING OR HAPPENING NOW ♦♦ (Pronounced [[t]pre̱z(ə)nt[/t]] in present 1, 2, and 3, and [[t]prɪze̱nt[/t]] in present 4.) 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use present to describe things and people that exist now, rather than those that existed in the past or… … English dictionary
present — [prez′ənt; ] for v. [ prē zent′, prizent′] adj. [OFr < L praesens, prp. of praeesse, to be present < prae , before (see PRE ) + esse, to be (see ESSENCE)] 1. a) being at the specified or understood place; at hand; in attendance b) existing… … English World dictionary
present — pre‧sent [prɪˈzent] verb [transitive] 1. to make a speech introducing an idea, plan etc to be considered: • a lack of evidence presented by prosecutors present something to somebody • The company has until July to restructure its debt and present … Financial and business terms
present — pres|ent1 W2S2 [ˈprezənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(memory)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4 the present day 5 the present 6 all present and correct 7 present company excepted ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praes … Dictionary of contemporary English
present*/*/*/ — [ˈprez(ə)nt] adj I 1) existing or happening now The present situation cannot be allowed to continue.[/ex] The present owners purchased the farm in 1976.[/ex] 2) at an event, or in a place Among those present at the ceremony were the ambassador… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
present — present1 presentness, n. /prez euhnt/, adj. 1. being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: the present ruler. 2. at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use. 3. Gram. a. noting an action or state occurring at the… … Universalium
present — present1 [ prɛz(ə)nt] adjective 1》 being or occurring in a particular place. 2》 existing or occurring now. 3》 Grammar (of a tense) expressing an action now going on or habitually performed, or a condition now existing. noun 1》 (usu. the present)… … English new terms dictionary
