Present (a.) Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits |
Present (a.) Now existing, or in process |
Present (a.) Not delayed |
Present (a.) Ready |
Present (a.) Favorably attentive |
Present (a.) Present time |
Present (a.) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing |
Present (a.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense. |
Present (a.) To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior |
Present (a.) To exhibit or offer to view or notice |
Present (a.) To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner |
Present (a.) To make a gift of |
Present (a.) Hence: To endow |
Present (a.) To present |
Present (a.) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice |
Present (a.) To nominate for support at a public school or other institution . |
Present (a.) To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc. |
Present (a.) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry |
Present (a.) To bring an indictment against . |
Present (a.) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon |
Present (v. i.) To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination |
Present (n.) Anything presented or given |
Present (n.) The position of a soldier in presenting arms |
Re-present (v. t.) To present again |
Return (v. i.) To turn back |
Return (v. i.) To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular |
Return (v. i.) To speak in answer |
Return (v. i.) To revert |
Return (v. i.) To go back in thought, narration, or argument. |
Return (v. t.) To bring, carry, send, or turn, back |
Return (v. t.) To repay |
Return (v. t.) To give in requital or recompense |
Return (v. t.) To give back in reply |
Return (v. t.) To retort |
Return (v. t.) To report, or bring back and make known. |
Return (v. t.) To render, as an account, usually an official account, to a superior |
Return (v. t.) Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election officers. |
Return (v. t.) To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done |
Return (v. t.) To convey into official custody, or to a general depository. |
Return (v. t.) To bat (the ball) back over the net. |
Return (v. t.) To lead in response to the lead of one's partner |
Return (n.) The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition |
Return (n.) The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition |
Return (n.) That which is returned. |
Return (n.) A payment |
Return (n.) An answer |
Return (n.) An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the like |
Return (n.) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc. |
Return (n.) The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold |
Return (n.) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the proper officer or court. |
reappearance return | the act of someone appearing again, his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited |
return homecoming | a coming to or returning home, on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party |
restitution return restoration regaining | getting something back again, upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing |
return | the act of going back to a prior location, they set out on their return to the base camp |
return | (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble |
return | a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player, he won the point on a crossourt return |
return paying back getting even | a reciprocal group action, in return we gave them as good as we got |
return key return | the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed |
Rubicon point of no return | a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment |
present present tense | a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking |
historical present | the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states |
present participle | a participle expressing present action, in English is formed by adding -ing |
round-trip ticket return ticket | a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route) |
day return | a return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways in the same day |
tax return income tax return return | document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability, his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return |
amended return | a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return |
declaration of estimated tax estimated tax return | return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year |
false return | an incorrect income tax return |
information return | a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability |
joint return | a return filed by a husband and wife |
return address | the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered |
rejoinder retort return riposte replication comeback counter | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one), it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher |
recurrence return | happening again (especially at regular intervals), the return of spring |
return coming back | the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction |
return issue take takings proceeds yield payoff | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property, the average return was about % |
present | something presented as a gift, his tie was a present from his wife |
birthday present birthday gift | a present given in celebration of a person's birthday |
Christmas present Christmas gift | a present given at Christmas time |
wedding present wedding gift | a present given to someone getting married |
carriage return | the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on a line |
exponential decay exponential return | a decrease that follows an exponential function |
present progressive present progressive tense | a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance |
present perfect present perfect tense | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present, `I have finished' is an example of the present perfect |
clear and present danger | a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged, no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety |
present nowadays | 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 |
here and now present moment moment | at this time, the disappointments of the here and now, she is studying at the moment |
modern times present times modern world contemporary world | the circumstances and ideas of the present age, in modern times like these |
rate of return | the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost |
return on invested capital return on investment ROI | (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid |
revert return retrovert regress turn back | go back to a previous state, We reverted to the old rules |
come back return | be restored, Her old vigor returned |
present represent b lay out | bring forward and present to the mind, We presented the arguments to him, We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason |
retort come back repay return riposte rejoin | answer back |
return | submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority, submit a bill to a legislative body |
salute present | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation, assume a prescribed position, When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute |
introduce present acquaint | cause to come to know personally, permit me to acquaint you with my son, introduce the new neighbors to the community |
present | formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. |
hark back return come back recall | go back to something earlier, This harks back to a previous remark of his |
deliver present | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea), The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students |
render deliver return | pass down, render a verdict, deliver a judgment |