/pʁezɑ̃/
Translation
present, current; present tense
Word origin
From Latin praesens, praesentis ('being at hand, present'), the present participle of praeesse ('to be before, to be at hand'), from prae ('before') and esse ('to be').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- praesens
- English cognates
- present, presence, represent
Examples
Tous .
All council members are present for this important meeting.
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One must live in the present moment and forget the past.
contient .
The present report contains all the important data.
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The gift present on the table is for you.
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Only the children present will get a gift.
Present est un adjectif (etre present, to be present), un nom masculin (le present, the present moment or the present tense) et un adverbe dans la locution a present (now, at present). Etre present(e) a (to be present at) et les personnes presentes (those present) sont des usages courants.
A present (now) est un equivalent formel de maintenant. Le temps present (the present tense) est un terme grammatical. Presentement est un adverbe litteraire ou quebecois pour at present. Presence (f) est le nom derive.
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