[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

present \pres"ent\, a. f. pr'esent, l. praesens,-entis, that
   is before one, in sight or at hand, p. p. of praeesse to be
   before; prae before + esse to be. see essence.
   1913 webster
   1. being at hand, within reach or call, within certain
      contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
      1913 webster

            these things have i spoken unto you, being yet
            present with you.                     --john xiv.
                                                  25.
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   2. now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in
      view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past
      or future; as, the present session of congress; the
      present state of affairs; the present instance.
      1913 webster

            i'll bring thee to the present business --shak.
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   3. not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. "a present
      recompense." "a present pardon." --shak.
      1913 webster

            an ambassador . . . desires a present audience.
                                                  --massinger.
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   4. ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. r.
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   5. favorably attentive; propitious. archaic
      1913 webster

            to find a god so present to my prayer. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   present tense gram., the tense or form of a verb which
      expresses action or being in the present time; as, i am
      writing, i write, or i do write.
      1913 webster
see also:
essence present tense 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

present tense
     n : a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of
         speaking syn: present
see also:
present 

Present >> P Words
Present, definition of term: Present
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Present Perfect >> P Words
Present Perfect, definition of term: Present Perfect
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Present Progres >> P Words
Present Progres, definition of term: Present Progres
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Present Value >> P Words
Present Value, definition of term: Present Value
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Present Perfect >> P Words
Present Perfect, definition of term: Present Perfect
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At Present >> A Words
At Present, definition of term: At Present
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Past Tense >> P Words
Past Tense, definition of term: Past Tense
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Perfect Tense >> P Words
Perfect Tense, definition of term: Perfect Tense
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Future Tense >> F Words
Future Tense, definition of term: Future Tense
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