| present | 1. To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior. "Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord." (Job i. 6) 2. To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance. "Lectorides's memory is ever . . . Presenting him with the thoughts of other persons." (I. Watts) 3. To pass over, especially. In a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over. "So ladies in romance assist their knight, Present the spear, and arm him for the fight." (Pope) 4. To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer. "My last, least offering, I present thee now." (Cowper) 5. Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts. "Octavia presented the poet for him admirable elegy on her son Marcellus." (Dryden) 6. To present; to personate. 7. In specific uses; To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. "The patron of a church may present his clerk to a parsonage or vicarage; that is, may offer him to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted." (Blackstone) To nominate for support at a public school or other institution . To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment. To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries. To bring an indictment against . To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another. Pesent arms, the command in response to which the gun is carried perpendicularly in front of the center of the body, and held there with the left hand grasping it at the lower band, and the right hand grasping the small of the stock, in token of respect, as in saluting a superior officer; also, the position taken at such a command. Origin: F. Presenter, L. Praesentare, fr. Praesens, a. See Present. <medicine> To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; said of a part of an infant during labour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| present value | The worth of future receipts or costs expressed in current value. To obtain present value, an interest rate is used to discount future receipts or costs. (05 Dec 1998) |
| presentation | 1. <obstetrics> The relationship of the long axis of the foetus to that of the mother (also called lie) 2. The presenting part, i.e. That portion of the foetus which is touched by the examining finger through the cervix or during labour, is bounded by the girdle of resistance. Origin: L. Praesentatio (18 Nov 1997) |
| presentation, breech | Birth buttocks first. During a breech presentation, the baby's buttocks present first. (12 Dec 1998) |
| presentation, footling | There are single-footling or double-footling presentations depending upon whether the presenting part of the baby at delivery is just one foot or both feet. (12 Dec 1998) |
| presentation, vertex | In a vertex presentation, the top of the baby's head comes first at delivery. The vertex here refers specifically to the top of the head the word vertex in latin means a whirlpool, whirlwind, top of the mountain, or the top of the head. Why top of the head ? because the hairs on the top of the head often form a whorl, a whirl-like pattern. (12 Dec 1998) |
| presentative | 1. Having the right of presentation, or offering a clergyman to the bishop for institution; as, advowsons are presentative, collative, or donative. 2. Admitting the presentation of a clergyman; as, a presentative parsonage. 3. <psychology> Capable of being directly known by, or presented to, the mind; intuitive; directly apprehensible, as objects; capable of apprehending, as faculties. "The latter term, presentative faculty, I use . . . In contrast and correlation to a "representative faculty."" (Sir W. Hamilton) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| presentee | One to whom something is presented; also, one who is presented; specifically, one presented to benefice. Origin: F. Presente. (05 Mar 1998) |
| presenting symptom | The complaint offered by the patient as the main reason for seeking medical care; usually synonymous with chief complaint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| presently | 1. at present; at this time; now. "The towns and forts you presently have." (Sir P. Sidney) 2. at once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by. With actual presence; actually. (05 Mar 1998) |
| net present value | The sum of the costs and benefits of a project or activity. Future benefits and costs are discounted to account for interest costs. (05 Dec 1998) |
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