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pres|ent|ly — «PREHZ uhnt lee», adverb. 1. before long; soon: »The clock will strike presently. Love was the wish to understand, and presently with constant failure the wish died (Graham Greene). SYNONYM(S): shortly. See syn. under immediately. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
pres|ent-day — «PREHZ uhnt DAY», adjective. of the present time; current: »All five of these men, Darwin perhaps excepted,…would be regarded as misfits in present day society (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
ev|er|pres|ent — «EHV uhr PREHZ uhnt», adjective. always or continuously present: »Perhaps the dread of cancer is everpresent (Ladies Home Journal) … Useful english dictionary
om|ni|pres|ent — «OM nuh PREHZ uhnt», adjective. 1. present everywhere at the same time: ubiquitous: »the omnipresent God (William Godwin). 2. found everywhere: »the omnipresent Times newspaper (Alexander W. Kinglake). ╂[< Medieval Latin omnipraesēns,… … Useful english dictionary
ent — ent; ent·amebiasis; ent·amoeba; ent·op·tic; ent·otic; ent·wick·lungs·ro·man; esu·ri·ent; ex·pe·di·ent·ist; ex·pe·di·ent·ly; ex·plod·ent; flu·ent·ly; flu·ent·ness; fo·di·ent; god·par·ent·hood; gra·di·ent·er; grand·par·ent; grand·par·ent·hood;… … English syllables
pres — ap·pres·sion; ap·pres·so·ri·al; ap·pres·so·ri·um; bu·pres·ti·dae; bu·pres·tis; com·pres·sion; com·pres·sion·al; com·pres·sive; com·pres·som·e·ter; com·pres·sor; com·pres·sure; corse·pres·ent; cu·pres·sa·ce·ae; cu·pres·sin·e·ous;… … English syllables
om·ni·pres·ent — … Useful english dictionary
-ent — suffix. 1 forming adjectives denoting attribution of an action (consequent) or state (existent). 2 forming nouns denoting an agent (coefficient; president). Etymology: from or after F ent or L ent pres. part. stem of verbs (cf. ANT) * * * I. ənt … Useful english dictionary
Ent — Pour les articles homonymes, voir ENT. Sylvebarbe, Merry et Pippin Les Ents, nommés Onodrim ou Enyd … Wikipédia en Français
-ent — suffix 1》 (forming adjectives) denoting an occurrence of action: refluent. ↘denoting a state: convenient. 2》 (forming nouns) denoting an agent: coefficient. Origin from Fr., or from the L. pres. participial verb stem ent (see also ant) … English new terms dictionary
