Present vs Up - 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.
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* 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.
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To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
Away from the centre of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
(intensifier) (Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state) Thoroughly, completely.
To or from one's possession or consideration.
North.
To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
(rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading to the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
(sailing) Against the wind or current.
(Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
(cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
(hospitality) Without additional ice.
(UK, academia) Towards Cambridge or Oxford.
* 1867 , John Timbs, Lives of wits and humourists , p. 125
* 1998 , Rita McWilliams Tullberg, Women at Cambridge , p. 112
* 2002 , Peter Harman, Cambridge Scientific Minds , p. 79
To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to'' or ''with .
To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite.
Aside, so as not to be in use.
Toward the top of.
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Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
Further along (in any direction).
From south to north of
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Awake.
Finished, to an end
In a good mood.
Willing; ready.
Next in a sequence.
Happening; new.
Facing upwards; facing toward the top.
Larger, greater in quantity.
Standing.
On a higher level.
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Available; made public.
Well-informed; current.
(computing) Functional; working.
(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
(bar tending) Chilled and strained into a stemmed glass.
(slang) Erect.
(of the Sun or Moon) Above the horizon, in the sky (i.e. during daytime or night-time)
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(slang, graffiti) well-known; renowned
* 1996 , Matthew Busby Hunt, The Sociolinguistics of Tagging and Chicano Gang Graffiti (page 71)
* 2009 , Gregory J. Snyder, Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground (pages 16-40)
* 2011 , Adam Melnyk, Visual Orgasm: The Early Years of Canadian Graffiti
(uncountable) The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
(countable) A positive thing.
An upstairs room of a two story house.
(colloquial) To increase or raise.
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(colloquial) To promote.
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To act suddenly, usually with another verb.
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As an adjective present
is present (that what''/''which is in the place talked about ).As a noun present
is present tense.As a verb up is
to upturn, to turn over.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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* * *up
English
(part of speech is dubious for many senses) (wikipedia up)Adverb
(-)- I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
- I will mix up the puzzle pieces.
- Tear up the contract.
- He really messed up .
- Please type up our monthly report.
- I picked up some milk on the way home.
- The committee will take up your request.
- She had to give up her driver's license after the accident.
- I will go up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
- Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
- Turn it up , I can barely hear it.
- Listen to your voice go up at the end of a question.
- Cheer up , the weekend's almost here.
- The bowler pitched the ball up .
- Would you like that drink up or on ice?
- She's going up to read Classics this September.
- The son of the Dean of Lichfield was only three years older than Steele, who was a lad of only twelve, when at the age of fifteen, Addison went up to Oxford.
- Others insinuated that women 'crowded up to Cambridge', not for the benefits of a higher education, but because of the proximity of 2,000 young men.
- A precocious mathematician, Babbage was already well versed in the Continental mathematical notations when he went up to Cambridge.
- I was up to my chin in water.
- A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
- Drink up . The pub is closing.
- Can you sum up your research?
- The comet burned up in the atmosphere.
- I need to sew up the hole in this shirt.
- to lay up''' riches; put '''up your weapons
Antonyms
* (away from the centre of the Earth) down * (louder) down * (higher in pitch) down * (towards the principal terminus) downDerived terms
* all it's cracked up to be * back up * backup * bottoms up * bottom-up * blow up * break up * buck up * build up * burn up * clog up * cloud up * clean up * clear up * close up * crack up * cut up * double up * dress up * dry up * eat up * finish up * gang up * gang up on * go up * kick up * knock up * lash up * let up * look up * lookup * muck up * one-up * one-upmanship * open up * polish up * run up * runner up * runup * shake up * shoot up * show up * shut up * stir up * stop up * turn up * up a tree * up to * up to it * upon * upper * uppity * upto * upward * upwards * walkup * wet up * work up * write upPreposition
(English prepositions)- Though the storm raged up the East Coast, it has become increasingly apparent that New Jersey took the brunt of it.
Antonyms
* (toward the top of) downDerived terms
* give up * pick up * put up * ring up * take up * throw up * up a creek * up someone's alleyAdjective
(-)- I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up .
- Time is up !
- I’m feeling up today.
- If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
- Smith is up to bat.
- What is up with that project at headquarters?
- Put the notebook face up on the table.
- Take a break and put your feet up .
- Sales are up from last quarter.
- Get up and give her your seat.
- ‘The Phantom! The Phantom is up from the cellars again!’
- The new notices are up as of last Tuesday.
- I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
- Is the server back up ?
- The London train is on the up line.
- A Cosmopolitan is typically served up .
- I have said I was still in darkness, yet it was not the blackness of the last night; and looking up into the inside of the tomb above, I could see the faintest line of light at one corner, which showed the sun was up .
- Being "up" means having numerous graffiti in the tagging landscape.
- Graffiti writers want their names seen by writers and others so that they will be famous. Therefore writers are very serious about any opportunity to “get up'.” The throw-up became one of the fundamental techniques for getting ' up , and thereby gaining recognition and fame.
- From his great rooftop pieces, selected for high visibility, to his sneaky tags and fun loving stickers, he most certainly knows how to get up .
Antonyms
* (facing upwards) down * (on a higher level) down * down * (traveling towards a major terminus) downDerived terms
* know which end is up * up and running * up for grabs * upside * upside downNoun
(en-noun)- Up is a good way to go.
- I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.
- She lives in a two-up two-down.
Usage notes
* Up is not commonly used as object of a preposition.Antonyms
* (direction opposed to the pull of gravity) downDerived terms
* ups and downsVerb
(upp)- If we up the volume, we'll be able to make out the details.
- We upped anchor and sailed away.
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- It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.
- He just upped and quit.
- He upped and punched that guy.
- And she didn't leave a letter, she just upped and ran away.