present
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
display, deliver, or show information or work to an audience
Framework senses
- §1
- bring forward and present to the mind
- §2
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation
- §3
- cause to come to know personally
- §4
- formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- §5
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- §6
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- §7
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
- §8
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- §9
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- §10
- give as a present
- §11
- give, especially as an honor or reward
- §12
- hand over formally
- §13
- introduce