word-vault/dist/data/cards/pr/present.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "present",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "existing or happening now",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I am not satisfied with the **present situation**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **present study** has two main aims."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the present owner of the house"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a list of all club members, **past and present**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We do not have any more information **at the present time**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A few brief comments are sufficient **for present purposes**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can’t use it in its present condition."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["ever", "physically", "naturally"],
                "phrases": ["past and present"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "being in a particular place",
            "sensetop": "present at something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I wasn’t present when the doctor examined him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mistake was obvious to all those present."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were 200 people present at the meeting.",
                    "contextForm": "present at something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most fathers wish to be present at the birth of their child."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Simply to be physically present was all that was required."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["ever", "physically", "naturally"],
                "phrases": ["past and present"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "existing in a particular place or thing",
            "sensetop": "present in something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The threat of force was always present."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the ever present risk of pollution"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Levels of pollution present in the atmosphere are increasing.",
                    "contextForm": "present in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Analysis showed that traces of arsenic were present in the body."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["ever", "physically", "naturally"],
                "phrases": ["past and present"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that all the things or people who should be there are now there",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used after being rude or critical about somebody to say that the people you are talking to are not included in the criticism",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The people in this office are so narrow-minded, present company excepted, of course."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpreznt/",
                "audio": "pr/present/present__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpreznt/",
                "audio": "pr/present/present__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "adjective Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesent- ‘being at hand’, present participle of praeesse, from prae ‘before’ + esse ‘be’."
}