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Verb present has 13 senses
- show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate - show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
--1 is one way to show
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
- present, represent, lay out - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
--2 is one way to state, say, tell
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- stage, present, represent - perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
--3 is one way to re-create
Sample sentence:
Did he present his major works over a short period of time?
- present, submit - hand over formally
--4 is one way to give
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
- present, pose - introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
--5 is one way to constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- award, present - give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
--6 is one way to allocate, apportion
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- give, gift, present - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- deliver, present - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
--8 is one way to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- introduce, present, acquaint - cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
--9 is one way to inform
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- portray, present - represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
--10 is one way to represent, interpret
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- 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"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
=> Somebody ----s somebody with something
- present - formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
--12 is one way to introduce, present, acquaint
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- salute, present - recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
--13 is one way to greet, recognize, recognise
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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