Are you trying to hyphenate presents ? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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The period of time that is happening now Any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech That is enough for the present He lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow |
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Something presented as a gift His tie was a present from his wife |
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A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking |
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Give an exhibition of to an interested audience She shows her dogs frequently We will demo the new software in Washington |
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Bring forward and present to the mind We presented the arguments to him We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason |
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Perform (a play), especially on a stage We are going to stage `Othello' |
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Hand over formally |
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Introduce This poses an interesting question |
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Give, especially as an honor or reward Bestow honors and prizes at graduation |
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Give as a present Make a gift of What will you give her for her birthday? |
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Deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students |
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Cause to come to know personally Permit me to acquaint you with my son Introduce the new neighbors to the community |
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Represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting |
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Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize We confronted him with the evidence He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions An enormous dilemma faces us |
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Formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. |
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Recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation Assume a prescribed position When the officers show up |
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The soldiers have to salute |
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Temporal sense Intermediate between past and future Now existing or happening or in consideration The present leader Articles for present use The present topic The present system Present observations |
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Being or existing in a specified place The murderer is present in this room Present at the wedding Present at the creation |