Present vs Hundred - What's the difference?
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Relating to now, for the time being; current.
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(obsolete) Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.
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(obsolete) Not delayed; immediate; instant.
* Shakespeare
* Massinger
(dated) Ready; quick in emergency.
(obsolete) Favorably attentive; propitious.
* Dryden
A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
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, title= (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
* 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 71:
(reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
* Bible, Job i. 6
To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
* Alexander Pope
To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
* 1927 , (Arthur Conan Doyle), The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes :
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To put on, stage (a play etc.).
(military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
(reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
(medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
(medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow.
* Cowper
To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
(cardinal) A numerical value equal to (102), occurring after ninety-nine.
* 2006 November 3, Susan Allport (guest), “Getting the skinny on fat”, Talk of the Nation: Science Friday , National Public Radio:
* 2008 January 21, John Eggerton (interviewee), “The FCC's New Rules for Media Ownership”, Justice Talking , National Public Radio:
* 2009 October 13, Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, “In Israel, Kibbutz Life Undergoes Reinvention”, All Things Considered , National Public Radio:
* 2009 October 21, John Ydstie, “U.S. To Order Bailout Firms To Cut Exec Pay”, All Things Considered , National Public Radio:
* 2011 , Kory Stamper, “What ‘Ironic’ Really Means” [http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0035-ironic.htm?&t=1344795725], “Ask the Editor”, Merriam-Webster:
(US, Canada) A hundred-dollar bill.
(historical) An administrative subdivision of land in southern English counties and in other countries.
(cricket) A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.
As nouns the difference between present and hundred
is that present is the current moment or period of time while hundred is a hundred-dollar bill.As an adjective present
is relating to now, for the time being; current.As a verb present
is to bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.As a numeral hundred is
a numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.present
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic or pedantic) *Etymology 1
(wikipedia present) From (etyl), from (etyl), from (etyl) praesent-, praesens present participle of .Adjective
(-)- The barbaric practice continues to the present day.
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- Amongst this number of cordials and alteratives I do not find a more present remedy than a cup of wine or strong drink, if it be soberly and opportunely used.
- a present pardon
- An ambassadordesires a present audience.
- a present wit
- to find a god so present to my prayer
Antonyms
* (in vicinity) absentDerived terms
* all present and correct * at present * at the present time * present company excepted * presently * present participle * present tenseDerived terms
* no time like the present * present-dayEtymology 2
From (etyl) presenten'', from (etyl) ''presenter'', from (etyl) ''presentare'' "to show", from (etyl) ''praesent-, praesens'' present participle of ''praeesse "to be in front of".Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“A very welcome, kind, useful present , that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. […]”}}
Verb
(en verb)- to present an envoy to the king
- In the diocese of Gloucester in 1548 two inhabitants of Slimbridge were presented for saying that holy oil was ‘of no virtue but meet to grease sheep’.
- Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord.
- So ladies in romance assist their knight, / Present the spear, and arm him for the fight.
- I do begin to realize that the matter must be presented in such a way as may interest the reader.
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- The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers.
- Well, one idea does present itself.
- The patient presented with insomnia.
- Anne Robinson presents "The Weakest Link".
- She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.
- My last, least offering, I present thee now.
- I presented my compliments to Lady Featherstoneshaw.
Derived terms
* present armsStatistics
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English
(wikipedia hundred)Alternative forms
* Arabic numerals: (see for numerical forms in other scripts) * Roman numerals: C * ISO prefix: hecto- * Exponential notation: 102Numeral
(en noun)- hundreds' of places, ' hundreds of thousands of faces
- a hundred', one ' hundred
- nineteen hundred', one thousand nine ' hundred
- That has really soared over the past a hundred years or so.
- [I]t applies to only the top twenty markets in removing the ban, whereas in two thousand three the FCC was essentially proposing removing it let's say in the top a hundred and seventy markets.
- Hanatonwas founded in the nineteen eighties, but from the original a hundred and fourteen members, by two thousand and six, only eleven were left.
- Overall, the top a hundred and seventy-five executives at the companies
- Ironic has been used vaguely at best for a good a hundred and fifty years.
Usage notes
Unlike cardinal numerals up to ninety-nine'', the word ''hundred'' is a noun like ''dozen and needs a determiner to function as a numeral. * a hundred''' men / one '''hundred''' men / the '''hundred men * compare a dozen men / one dozen men / the dozen men * compare ten men / the ten men Hundred'' can be used also in plurals. It doesn't take ''-s when preceded by a determiner. * two hundred''' men / some '''hundred men * hundreds of menSynonyms
* (numerical) one hundred *Derived terms
* hundredfold, hundredweight, hundredth, hundreds and thousands, hundredaireNoun
(en noun)- He made a hundred in the historic match.