<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.</li><li>lacking grace, pleasing elegance, or charm.</li><li>without any sense of right or propriety.</li><li>at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use.</li><li>focused on or involved in what one is doing at a particular moment; attentive: When you’re talking to someone, be present instead of thinking about something else.</li><li>mentally alert and calm, especially in emergencies.</li><li>immediate or instant: present payment.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the present time: She has one foot in the present and one foot in the future.</li><li>present tense (def).</li><li>the present writings, or this document, used in a deed of conveyance, a lease, etc., to denote the document itself: Know all men by these presents that...</li><li>the matter in hand.</li></ul>