# presents

Pronunciation: say "PREZ-uhnts" /ˈpɹɛzənts/

## Noun

1. Plural of present. — plural of present
   - Simple: Plural of present. Use this form when talking about more than one gift.
   - _Guests piled their presents on the table near the door._
   - _He spent the whole weekend shopping for birthday presents._
3. In legal usage, the present written document itself: the one in which the word appears.
   - Simple: In legal writing, the very document you are reading right now.
   - _Know all men by these presents that the company transfers full ownership to the buyer._
   - _All parties named in these presents shall be bound by its terms._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "pri-ZENTS" /pɹɪˈzɛnts/

2. Third-person singular simple present of present. — third-person singular simple present indicative of present
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of present. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The lawyer presents new evidence to the court this afternoon._
   - _Each finalist presents for ten minutes before the judges ask questions._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/presents (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).