"præsent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more præsent [comparative], most præsent [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} præsent (comparative more præsent, superlative most præsent)
  1. Archaic spelling of present. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: present
    Sense id: en-præsent-en-adj-EOYpTJaq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 29

Noun

Forms: præsents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} præsent (plural præsents)
  1. Archaic spelling of present. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: present
    Sense id: en-præsent-en-noun-EOYpTJaq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 29

Verb

Forms: præsenteth [present, singular, third-person], præsenting [participle, present], præsented [participle, past], præsented [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|præsenteth|præsenting|præsented}} præsent (third-person singular simple present præsenteth, present participle præsenting, simple past and past participle præsented)
  1. (archaic or pedantic) Alternative spelling of present Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: present Related terms: præsentation
    Sense id: en-præsent-en-verb-ryvTsYFb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 29

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for præsent meaning in English (4.2kB)

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