| confer | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. confab, confabulate, confer, consult | have a conference in order to talk something over.; "We conferred about a plan of action" |
| ~ hash out, talk over, discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
| ~ collogue | confer secretly. |
| v. (possession) | 2. bestow, confer | present.; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" |
| ~ award, present | give, especially as an honor or reward.; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" |
| ~ miter | confer a miter on (a bishop). |
| ~ bless | confer prosperity or happiness on. |
| ~ graduate | confer an academic degree upon.; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year" |
| present | | |
| n. (time) | 1. nowadays, present | 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" |
| ~ time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past. |
| ~ now | the momentary present.; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" |
| ~ here and now, present moment, moment | at this time.; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" |
| ~ date | the present.; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date" |
| ~ nonce, time being | the present occasion.; "for the nonce" |
| ~ today | the present time or age.; "the world of today"; "today we have computers" |
| ~ tonight | the present or immediately coming night. |
| n. (possession) | 2. present | something presented as a gift.; "his tie was a present from his wife" |
| ~ gift | something acquired without compensation. |
| ~ birthday gift, birthday present | a present given in celebration of a person's birthday. |
| ~ christmas gift, christmas present | a present given at Christmas time. |
| ~ wedding gift, wedding present | a present given to someone getting married. |
| n. (communication) | 3. present, present tense | a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. |
| ~ tense | a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. |
| ~ historical present | the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states. |
| v. (perception) | 4. demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present, show | give an exhibition of to an interested audience.; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" |
| ~ bring home | make understandable and clear.; "This brings home my point" |
| ~ show | make visible or noticeable.; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
| v. (communication) | 5. lay out, present, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| ~ argue, reason | present reasons and arguments. |
| ~ argue, indicate | give evidence of.; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" |
| ~ spin | twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation.; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| v. (creation) | 6. present, represent, stage | perform (a play), especially on a stage.; "we are going to stage `Othello'" |
| ~ performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance. |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| ~ localise, localize, set, place | locate.; "The film is set in Africa" |
| v. (possession) | 7. present, submit | hand over formally. |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ bring in | submit (a verdict) to a court. |
| v. (stative) | 8. pose, present | introduce.; "This poses an interesting question" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| v. (possession) | 9. award, present | give, especially as an honor or reward.; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" |
| ~ allocate, apportion | distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose.; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" |
| ~ certificate | present someone with a certificate. |
| ~ bestow, confer | present.; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" |
| v. (possession) | 10. gift, give, present | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| ~ dower, endow | furnish with an endowment.; "When she got married, she got dowered" |
| ~ hand out, give out, pass out, distribute | give to several people.; "The teacher handed out the exams" |
| ~ give away | make a gift of.; "She gave away her antique furniture" |
| ~ raffle, raffle off | dispose of in a lottery.; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas" |
| ~ bung, fee, tip | give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on.; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" |
| ~ bequeath, will, leave | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| ~ cede, surrender, give up, deliver | relinquish possession or control over.; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" |
| ~ deed over, grant | transfer by deed.; "grant land" |
| ~ treat | provide with a gift or entertainment.; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed" |
| ~ donate | give to a charity or good cause.; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month" |
| ~ tender | offer or present for acceptance. |
| ~ render, submit | make over as a return.; "They had to render the estate" |
| v. (communication) | 11. deliver, present | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea).; "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| ~ speechify | make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality.; "These ministers speechify on every occasion" |
| v. (communication) | 12. acquaint, introduce, present | cause to come to know personally.; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ familiarise, familiarize, acquaint | make familiar or conversant with.; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" |
| ~ re-introduce, reintroduce | introduce anew.; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself" |
| ~ present | formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.. |
| ~ introduce, bring out | bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.. |
| v. (creation) | 13. portray, present | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture.; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ interpret, represent | create an image or likeness of.; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" |
| ~ commend | present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence.; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" |
| v. (communication) | 14. confront, face, present | 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" |
| ~ face, face up, confront | deal with (something unpleasant) head on.; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" |
| v. (communication) | 15. present | formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.. |
| ~ acquaint, introduce, present | cause to come to know personally.; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" |
| v. (communication) | 16. present, salute | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position.; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement.; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
| adj. | 17. present | 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" |
| ~ existing | presently existing.; "the existing system" |
| ~ immediate | of the present time and place.; "the immediate revisions" |
| ~ inst, instant | in or of the present month.; "your letter of the 10th inst" |
| ~ latter-day | belonging to the present or recent times.; "the latter-day problems of our society" |
| adj. | 18. present | being or existing in a specified place.; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" |
| ~ attendant | being present (at meeting or event etc.).; "attendant members of the congreation" |
| ~ ever-present | being always present. |
| ~ existing | existing in something specified.; "depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream" |
| ~ here | being here now.; "is everyone here?" |
| ~ naturally occurring | existing by nature and without artificial aid.; "one of the 93 naturally occurring chemical elements" |
| ~ omnipresent, ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once. |
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