…present (something) again, especially for further consideration or in an altered form…
…hold a rifle vertically in front of the body as a salute…
…the value in the present of a sum of money, in contrast to some future value it will have when it has been invested at compound interest…
…the present tense used instead of the past in vivid narrative, especially in titles, such as ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, and informally in speech, e.g. ‘so I say to him’…
…the form of a verb, ending in -ing in English, which is used in forming continuous tenses, e.g. in I’m thinking, alone in non-finite clauses, e.g. in sitting here, I haven’t a care in the world, as a noun, e.g. in good thinking, and as an adjective, e.g. in running water…
…(of a patient) come forward for initial medical examination for a particular condition or symptom…
…used to indicate that not a single thing or person is missing…
…(in church use) recommend an ordained minister to a bishop for institution to (a benefice)…
…(of an opportunity or idea) occur and be available for use or exploitation…
…an action should be done now rather than later…
…give someone (a gift or award) in a formal or ceremonial way…
…the value in the present of a sum of money, in contrast to some future value it will have when it has been invested at compound interest…
…(of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past. The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating (present perfect), they had eaten (past perfect), and they will have eaten (future perfect)…
