| current | | |
| current, electric current | (n.) | a flow of electricity through a conductor.; "the current was measured in amperes" |
| current, stream | (n.) | a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes).; "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" |
| current, flow, stream | (n.) | dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas.; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history" |
| current | (adj.) | occurring in or belonging to the present time.; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" |
| present | | |
| nowadays, present | (n.) | 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" |
| present | (n.) | something presented as a gift.; "his tie was a present from his wife" |
| present, present tense | (n.) | a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. |
| demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present, show | (v.) | give an exhibition of to an interested audience.; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" |
| lay out, present, represent | (v.) | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| present, represent, stage | (v.) | perform (a play), especially on a stage.; "we are going to stage `Othello'" |
| present, submit | (v.) | hand over formally. |
| pose, present | (v.) | introduce.; "This poses an interesting question" |
| award, present | (v.) | give, especially as an honor or reward.; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" |
| gift, give, present | (v.) | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| deliver, present | (v.) | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea).; "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" |
| acquaint, introduce, present | (v.) | cause to come to know personally.; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" |
| portray, present | (v.) | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture.; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" |
| confront, face, present | (v.) | 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" |
| present | (v.) | formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.. |
| present, salute | (v.) | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position.; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" |
| present | (adj.) | 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" |
| present | (adj.) | being or existing in a specified place.; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" |
| today | | |
| today | (n.) | the present time or age.; "the world of today"; "today we have computers" |
| today | (n.) | the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow).; "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?" |
| now, nowadays, today | (adv.) | in these times.; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" |
| today | (adv.) | on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow.; "I can't meet with you today" |
| now | | |
| now | (n.) | the momentary present.; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" |
| now | (adv.) | in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events.; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port" |
| now | (adv.) | used to preface a command or reproof or request.; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention" |
| at present, now | (adv.) | at the present moment.; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now" |
| at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, like a shot, now, right away, straight off, straightaway | (adv.) | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" |
| now | (adv.) | (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity.; "Now the next problem is..." |
| now | (adv.) | in the immediate past.; "told me just now" |
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