Present The present (or here'' and ''now) is the time that is associated with the events perception, perceived directly and in the first time, not as a recollection (perceived more than once) or a speculation (predicted, hypothesis, uncertain). It is ...

is a time that is neither future nor past, happening now Present or The Present or Presents may also refer to: *

Gift A gift or a present is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return. An item is not a gift if that item is already owned by the one to whom it is given. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation ...

, something given free of charge, gratis

Time and timing

Present tense The present tense (abbreviated or ) is a grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time. The present tense is used for actions which are happening now. In order to explain and understand present ...

, a grammatical tense of a verb *

Before Present Before Present (BP) years, or "years before present", is a time scale used mainly in archaeology, geology and other scientific disciplines to specify when events occurred relative to the origin of practical radiocarbon dating in the 1950s. Becaus ...

, radiocarbon dates relative to AD 1950 *

Presenting In medicine, a presentation is the appearance in a patient of illness or disease—or signs or symptoms thereof—before a medical professional. In practice, one usually speaks of a patient as ''presenting'' with this or that. Examples include: ...

, a medical term * Presenteeism, meaning working while sick * Voting "present", a form of

abstention Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on election day) or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. Abstention must be contrasted with ...

in parliamentary procedure

Film and television

*''The Present'', a 2009 surf film by Thomas Campbell (visual artist) * ''The Present'' (2014 film), a German animated short film by Jacob Frey * ''The Present'' (2020 film), a Palestinian short film * "The Present" (''The Flash''), an episode of ''The Flash'' *"The Present", an episode of ''

Minority Report Minority Report may refer to: * Minority report (Poor Law), published by the UK Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905–09 * "Minority Report", a 1949 science fiction short story by Theodore Sturgeon * "The Minority Report ...

'', 2015

Print media

*''Present'', a 1997 poetry collection by

Alfred Corn Alfred Corn (born August 14, 1943) is an American poet and essayist. Early life Alfred Corn was born in Bainbridge, Georgia in 1943 and raised in Valdosta, Georgia. Corn graduated from Emory University in 1965 with a B.A. in French literature ...

*''The Present'', a 1975 novel by

Gabriel Josipovici Gabriel David Josipovici ( ; born 8 October 1940) is a British novelist, short story writer, critic, literary theorist, and playwright. He is an Emeritus professor, after having been Professor at the University of Sussex. Biography He was born ...

*''The Present'', a 1998 romance novel by

Johanna Lindsey Johanna Helen Lindsey (née Howard, March 10, 1952 – October 27, 2019) was an American writer of historical romance novels. All of her books reached the ''New York Times'' bestseller list, many reaching No. 1. Personal life Johanna He ...

*''The Present: The Secret to Enjoying Your Work And Life, Now!'', self help book by Spencer Johnson *''

Présent ''Présent'' was a French newspaper (published five days a week). The paper was founded in 1982. It was close to the French Front National, and followed a traditionalist Catholic editorial line. Jean Madiran Jean Arfel (14 June 1920 – 31 July 2 ...

'', a French right-wing newspaper

Music

* The Present, a New York based duo featuring Mina Ohashi, who previously performed under the name Fayray *

Present (band) Present is a Belgian progressive rock group formed by guitarist Roger Trigaux in 1979. Biography Trigaux was a founding member of Univers Zero and participated on the first two albums. After '' Heresie'' (1979) he left Univers Zero to concent ...

, a Belgian progressive rock group

Albums

* ''Present'' (Bonnie Pink album), 2003 * ''Present'' (Donghae & Eunhyuk EP), 2015 * ''Present'' (Killing Heidi album), 2002 * ''Present'' (Timbaland & Magoo album), 2005 * ''Present'' (Van der Graaf Generator album), 2005 * ''Present'' (Yuki Uchida album), 1997 * ''Present'', a 2011 album by Japanese singer Shizuka Itō * ''Present'', a 2018 album by South Korean singers Woo Jin-young and Kim Hyun-soo * ''The Present'' (Moody Blues album), 1983 * ''Presents'' (Maki Ohguro album), 2002 *

Presents (Princess Princess album) is the second compilation album by the Japanese All-female band, girl band Princess Princess (band), Princess Princess, released on August 25, 1994, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Sony Records. It consists of B-sides and deep cuts selected by ...

, 1994 * ''Presents'', a 1998 album by

My Little Lover My Little Lover is a J-Pop, Japanese pop group belonging to the Avex Trax label as of the single and the album ''Akko''. Previous releases were under Toy's Factory. The group has had several members, but currently only Akko (Akamatsu Akiko 赤� ...

* ''Presents'', a 2007 album by

10 Foot Ganja Plant 10 Ft. Ganja Plant is a roots/dub Reggae group primarily based in Boston, Massachusetts. 10 Ft. Ganja Plant often places no personnel credits on any of their albums. Most of their music has a traditional reggae sound, but their musical styles ...

Songs

* "Present", an English-language version of the 2011 Eurovision contest entry " Jestem" Magdalena Tul's * "Present", a 2021 song by American singer

Khalid Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.

* "Presents", instrumental by Tom Waits from ''

One from the Heart ''One from the Heart'' is a 1982 American musical romantic drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan, and Harry Dean Stanton. The story is set e ...

Other uses

* ''Present'' (Aitken) a sculpture in Washington, D.C, by Robert Ingersoll Aitken * PRESENT (cipher), an ultra-lightweight block cipher algorithm * ''The Present'', a 2015 stage adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play '' Platonov'', brought to Broadway in 2016