present
gb/pɹˈɛzənt/ us/pɹˈɛzənt/
A1
انگلیسی
~ 1100
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
A1
entity
1
Something given as a gift
Something you give to someone because it is a special day or to be kind.
الگوی کاربرد:
give [someone] a present
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'present' (gift) with 'present' (now). Context and pronunciation help distinguish them.
هممعنیها
gift (Slightly more formal and common in both personal and corporate contexts.)
متضادها
penalty (The opposite in the sense of receiving something negative instead of something positive.)
ترکیبهای رایج
birthday present
|Christmas present
|give a present
|receive a present
|wrap a present
موضوعها
daily life
|relationships
|celebrations
|daily_life
نمونهها
- She gave him a beautiful watch as a birthday present.
- I still need to buy a present for my sister.
- They brought a present for the host of the party.
- He opened the present and smiled with joy.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I got a present from my mother.
- This is a present for you.
- She gave me a big present.
- He opened his present slowly.
adjective
A2
property
2
Happening or existing now
Happening or existing now.
الگوی کاربرد:
the present situation
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'present' (adjective) with 'present' (noun gift). Context helps clarify meaning.
هممعنیها
current (More formal and used often in official or business contexts.)
متضادها
past (Refers to a time before now.)
ترکیبهای رایج
present moment
|present situation
|present day
موضوعها
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- In the present situation, we must be careful.
- She is happy with her present job.
- The present government has introduced new policies.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I am happy in the present.
- We live in the present.
- This is my present job.
فعل
B1
action
3
Formally give or show something
To give or show something to someone, often in a formal way.
الگوی کاربرد:
present [something] to [someone]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse this with 'introduce', but 'present' often involves showing or giving something tangible or prepared.
هممعنیها
award (Specifically refers to giving something as recognition of achievement.)
متضادها
withhold (To deliberately not give something that could be given.)
ترکیبهای رایج
present an award
|present evidence
|present a plan
موضوعها
business
|ceremony
|communication
|work
نمونهها
- The manager will present the report to the board tomorrow.
- She presented the award to the winner.
- They presented their findings at the conference.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The teacher will present the prize.
- He presented his idea to the group.
- They will present the report today.
اسم
A2
entity
4
The current time period
The time that is happening now.
هممعنیها
now (Informal and immediate; refers to this exact moment.)
متضادها
future (Refers to time that has not yet happened.)
ترکیبهای رایج
at present
|the present moment
موضوعها
time
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- We should focus on the present, not worry about the past.
- At present, there are no plans to expand.
- The book is set in the present.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I live in the present.
- At present, I am busy.
- We think about the present.
فعل
B1
action
5
Introduce someone formally
To make someone known to others in a formal way.
الگوی کاربرد:
present [someone] to [someone else]
هممعنیها
introduce (More general and can be casual; 'present' is more formal.)
متضادها
conceal (To hide someone's identity instead of introducing them.)
ترکیبهای رایج
present a guest
|present the speaker
موضوعها
social
|ceremony
|communication
|work
نمونهها
- Let me present our keynote speaker, Dr. Smith.
- He was presented to the Queen at the ceremony.
- The host presented her to the audience.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I will present my friend to you.
- They presented the new teacher to the class.
- He presented her to his parents.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
present
IPA
GB/pɹˈɛzənt/
US/pɹˈɛzənt/
هجاها و تکیه
present (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (present)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: present
Noun
- Base: present
- Plural: presents
Verb
- Base: present
- 3rd Person Singular: presents
- Present Participle: presenting
- Past: presented
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
presents
noun
presenting
verb
presented
verb
Core family
presentation
noun B1
presenter
noun B1
Related words
presence
noun A2
Advanced or less common
presentable
adjective
عبارتها
at present
1/ˈæt pɹˈɛzənt/
fixed phrase
Right now; currently
Now; at this time.
نمونهها
- At present, we have no further information.
- There are no trains running at present.
make a presentation
1/mˈeɪk ə pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Deliver an organized talk to an audience
To speak to a group and show information about something.
نمونهها
- She will make a presentation about climate change.
- He made a presentation on company safety rules.
present company excepted
1/pɹˈɛzənt kˈʌmpəni ɪksˈɛptɪd/
fixed phrase
formal
Excluding those here from criticism just made
What I said does not include you who are here now.
نمونهها
- Many politicians, present company excepted, are not trusted by the public.
- Present company excepted, I think most drivers are too aggressive.