present
gb/pɹˈɛzənt/ us/pɹˈɛzənt/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 1100
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
Something given as a gift
Something you give to someone because it is a special day or to be kind.
รูปแบบการใช้:
give [someone] a present
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'present' (gift) with 'present' (now). Context and pronunciation help distinguish them.
คำพ้องความหมาย
gift (Slightly more formal and common in both personal and corporate contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
penalty (The opposite in the sense of receiving something negative instead of something positive.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
birthday present
|Christmas present
|give a present
|receive a present
|wrap a present
หัวข้อ
daily life
|relationships
|celebrations
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the present situation
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'present' (adjective) with 'present' (noun gift). Context helps clarify meaning.
คำพ้องความหมาย
current (More formal and used often in official or business contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
past (Refers to a time before now.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
present moment
|present situation
|present day
หัวข้อ
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- In the present situation, we must be careful.
- She is happy with her present job.
- The present government has introduced new policies.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I am happy in the present.
- We live in the present.
- This is my present job.
คำกริยา
B1
action
3
Formally give or show something
To give or show something to someone, often in a formal way.
รูปแบบการใช้:
present [something] to [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with 'introduce', but 'present' often involves showing or giving something tangible or prepared.
คำพ้องความหมาย
award (Specifically refers to giving something as recognition of achievement.)
คำตรงข้าม
withhold (To deliberately not give something that could be given.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
present an award
|present evidence
|present a plan
หัวข้อ
business
|ceremony
|communication
|work
ตัวอย่าง
- The manager will present the report to the board tomorrow.
- She presented the award to the winner.
- They presented their findings at the conference.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The teacher will present the prize.
- He presented his idea to the group.
- They will present the report today.
คำนาม
A2
entity
4
The current time period
The time that is happening now.
คำพ้องความหมาย
now (Informal and immediate; refers to this exact moment.)
คำตรงข้าม
future (Refers to time that has not yet happened.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
at present
|the present moment
หัวข้อ
time
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I live in the present.
- At present, I am busy.
- We think about the present.
คำกริยา
B1
action
5
Introduce someone formally
To make someone known to others in a formal way.
รูปแบบการใช้:
present [someone] to [someone else]
คำพ้องความหมาย
introduce (More general and can be casual; 'present' is more formal.)
คำตรงข้าม
conceal (To hide someone's identity instead of introducing them.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
present a guest
|present the speaker
หัวข้อ
social
|ceremony
|communication
|work
ตัวอย่าง
- Let me present our keynote speaker, Dr. Smith.
- He was presented to the Queen at the ceremony.
- The host presented her to the audience.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I will present my friend to you.
- They presented the new teacher to the class.
- He presented her to his parents.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
present
IPA
GB/pɹˈɛzənt/
US/pɹˈɛzənt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
present (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (present)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: present
Noun
- Base: present
- Plural: presents
Verb
- Base: present
- 3rd Person Singular: presents
- Present Participle: presenting
- Past: presented
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
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
วลีและสำนวน
at present
1/ˈæt pɹˈɛzənt/
fixed phrase
Right now; currently
Now; at this time.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- Many politicians, present company excepted, are not trusted by the public.
- Present company excepted, I think most drivers are too aggressive.