present tense en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.
Animals—lions and zebras and beautiful snakes—live vividly in the present tense, in a bright unconsciousness of time. That is their innocence and their limitation. Humans carry with them their experiences, their pasts; men and women work with a knowledge of consequences and, doing so, impose order on the chaotic present and project consequences into the future.
1998 March 30, Lance Morrow, “The Trouble With The Present Tense”, in Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| present tenses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
narrative present tense · present historic tense · historic present tense · historical present tense · dramatic present tense
Relateds
was · be · present continuous · is
Synonyms
Translations (123)
el ενεστώτας (form of language) · fi preesens (form of language) · ky учур чак (form of language) · ang andweard tīd (form of language) · ko 현재 시제 (form of language) · la tempus praesēns (form of language) · az indiki zaman (form of language) · my ပစ္စုပ္ပန် (form of language) · nn presens (form of language) · mi wātū (form of language) · it presente indicativo (form of language) · nb nåtid (form of language) · tyv амгы үе (form of language) · alt бӱгӱн (form of language) · sk prítomný čas (form of language) · sah билиҥҥи кэм (form of language) · mn одоо цаг (form of language) · ja 現在形 (form of language) · lv tagadnes laiks (form of language) · ur زَمانَۂ حال (form of language) · is nútíð (form of language) · es presente (form of language) · ar مُضَارِع (form of language) · ru настоя́щее вре́мя (form of language) · tg ҳозира (form of language) · ro timpul prezent (form of language) · cv хальхи вӑхӑт (form of language) · lo ປັດຈຸບັນ (form of language) · wa tins prezintrece (form of language) · sh садашње вријеме (form of language) · it presente (form of language) · mk презент (form of language) · kk осы шақ (form of language) · hu jelen idő (form of language) · pt presente (form of language) · nds-de Präsens (form of language) · alt тургуза ӧй (form of language) · sv presens (form of language) · mk сегашно време (form of language) · te వర్తమానకాలము (form of language) · nl tegenwoordige tijd (form of language) · sq tashme (form of language) · pi vattamānā (form of language) · lt esamasis laikas (form of language) · de Präsens (form of language) · th ปัจจุบัน (form of language) · ta நிகழ்காலம் (form of language) · sh sadašnje vrijeme (form of language) · ro prezent (form of language) · nog аьлиги заман (form of language) · cmn 現在時 /现在时 (form of language) · sl sedanjik (form of language) · sq kohë e tashme (form of language) · cs přítomný čas (form of language) · ja 現在時制 (form of language) · sv nutid (form of language) · da præsens (form of language) · tl pangkasalukuyan (form of language) · sq koha e tashme (form of language) · ar الْفِعْل الْمُضَارِع (form of language) · la praesēns (form of language) · fo nútíð (form of language) · sl sedanji čas (form of language) · hy ներկա (form of language) · rue теперїшнїй час (form of language) · sh пре́зент (form of language) · nb presens (form of language) · uz hozirgi zamon (form of language) · fr présent (form of language) · bn বর্তমান কাল (form of language) · ar فِعْل مُضَارِع (form of language) · tt хәзерге заман (form of language) · crh şimdiki zaman (form of language) · da nutid (form of language) · ug ھازىرقى زامان (form of language) · fa-ira حال (form of language) · hy ներկա ժամանակ (form of language) · af teenwoordige tyd (form of language) · de Gegenwart (form of language) · udm али дыр (form of language) · id kala kini (form of language) · sk prézent (form of language) · ur حال (form of language) · km វត្តមានា (form of language) · sh sadašnje vreme (form of language) · bn বর্তমান (form of language) · tr şimdiki (form of language) · rm preschent (form of language) · fy notiid (form of language) · tg замони ҳозира (form of language) · vi thì hiện tại (form of language) · ba хәҙерге заман (form of language) · it indicativo presente (form of language) · tg вақти ҳозира (form of language) · kum гьалиги заман (form of language) · be цяпе́рашні час (form of language) · he לשון הוה (form of language) · ga aimsir láithreach (form of language) · xal өдгә цаг (form of language) · sh садашње време (form of language) · cmn 現在時態 /现在时态 (form of language) · bg сега́шно вре́ме (form of language) · ms kala kini (form of language) · tl nagaganap (form of language) · et olevik (form of language) · gl presente (form of language) · io prezento (form of language) · hi वर्तमान (form of language) · nn notid (form of language) · hi वर्तमान काल (form of language) · fa-ira زَمانِ حال (form of language) · tk häzirki zaman (form of language) · alt эмдиги ӧй (form of language) · pi vattamānā vibhatti (form of language) · gd tràth làthaireach (form of language) · sh prézent (form of language) · uk тепе́рішній час (form of language) · nrf présent (form of language) · ka აწმყო (form of language) · nds-de Nutiet (form of language) · cjs амдығы тем (form of language) · nv tʼáhdii (form of language) · pl czas teraźniejszy (form of language)