presente

See also: présente, présenté, and presenté

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese presente, from Latin praesens, praesentis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾeˈsentɪ]

Adjective

presente m or f (plural presentes)

1. pertaining to the current time; present
2. present, appearing
3. (formal) this

Derived terms

• presentemente

Noun

presente m (plural presentes)

1. present, the current time or moment
2. (grammar) present tense
3. present, gift

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “presente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “presente”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “presente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “presente”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “presente”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

presente

1. inflection of presentar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. third-person singular present indicative of presentir

Interlingua

Adjective

presente (not comparable)

1. present
2. (with definite article) present, this (self-referent)

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈzɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: pre‧sèn‧te

Adjective

presente (plural presenti, superlative presentissimo)

1. present (appearing)

   Antonym: assente

2. (formal) this

   la presente lettera ― this letter

Noun

presente m (plural presenti)

1. present tense

   Hyponyms: (indicative mood) indicativo presente, (conditional mood) condizionale presente, (subjunctive mood) congiuntivo presente, (imperative mood) imperativo presente, (infinitive mood) infinito presente, (gerund mood) gerundio presente, presente progressivo

2. present (the current moment)
3. gift

   Synonyms: regalo, dono

4. person present

   Antonym: assente

Derived terms

• presentemente

Related terms

• presenza

Coordinate terms

• passato prossimo (“present perfect tense”)
• imperfetto (“imperfect tense, past tense”)
• trapassato prossimo (“pluperfect tense, past perfect tense”)
• passato remoto (“past historic tense”)
• trapassato remoto (“past historic perfect tense”)
• futuro semplice (“future tense”)
• futuro anteriore (“future perfect tense”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈsɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: pre‧sèn‧te

Verb

presente

1. third-person singular present indicative of presentire

Anagrams

• serpente

Old French

Noun

presente oblique singular, m (oblique plural presentes, nominative singular presentes, nominative plural presente)

1. Alternative form of present

Portuguese

presente

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese presente, from Latin praesentem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈzẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈzẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈzẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈzẽ.tɨ/

• • Audio (Central-West Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: pre‧sen‧te

Adjective

presente m or f (plural presentes, not comparable)

1. present (pertaining to the curent time)
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 134:

     Não posso enfatizar suficientemente o perigo da presente situação [...]

     I can't emphasize sufficiently the danger of the current situation [...]

2. present (located in the immediate vicinity)

   Antonym: ausente

   • 2015, Vitor Fernandez, Meu Amigo Do Futebol, Erotikontos, →ISBN, page 21:

     A véspera do natal havia chegado. Fernanda e sua família, como sempre passavam o natal lá em casa. Nós fazíamos amigo-oculto e sempre trocamos os presentes. O natal daquele ano estava igual a todos os outros anos, monótono como sempre.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• presentemente

 

Noun

presente m (plural presentes)

1. the present

   Synonym: atualidade

2. present, gift

   Synonym: surpresa

Further reading

• “presente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈsente/ [pɾeˈsẽn̪.t̪e]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pre‧sen‧te

Etymology 1

From Latin praesentem.

Adjective

presente m or f (masculine and feminine plural presentes)

1. present (appearing)

   Antonym: ausente

2. (formal) this

Derived terms

• a efectos presentes
• mejorando lo presente
• participio presente
• por la presente
• presentemente
• tener presente

 

Related terms

• presencia

 

Noun

presente m (uncountable)

1. (grammar) present, present tense
2. present (the current moment)

   Synonym: actualidad

Derived terms

• participio de presente
• presente de subjuntivo
• presentismo
• presentista

 

Etymology 2

Verb

presente

1. inflection of presentar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “presente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10