Present The present is the period of time that is occurring now. The present is contrasted with the past, the period of time that has already occurred; and the future, the period of time that has yet to occur. It is sometimes represented as a hyperplan ...

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 present is an item given to someone (who is not already the owner) without the expectation of payment or anything in return. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is intended to be free. In many cou ...

, something given free of charge, gratis

Time and timing

* Present tense, a grammatical tense of a verb *

Before Present Before Present (BP) or "years before present (YBP)" 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. Because ...

, 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 Presenteeism or working while sick is the act or culture of employees continuing to work as a performative measure, despite having reduced productivity levels or negative consequences. Reduced productivity during presenteeism is often due to illnes ...

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

abstention Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a Voting, 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 contrast ...

in parliamentary procedure

Film and television

*''The Present'', a 2009 surf film by

Thomas Campbell (visual artist) Thomas Campbell (born c. 1969) is a California-based visual artist, filmmaker, sculptor and photographer whose work has appeared on the Ugly Casanova album Sharpen Your Teeth and in Juxtapoz Magazine's September 2006 issue. Thomas grew up sur ...

* ''The Present'' (2014 film), a German animated short film by Jacob Frey * ''The Present'' (2020 film), a Palestinian short film * ''The Present'' (2024 film), an American comedy film * "The Present" (''The Flash''), an episode of ''The Flash'' *"The Present", an episode of '' 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 bor ...

*''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'', a French right-wing newspaper

Music

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

Fayray , (born April 18, 1976) stylized as FAYRAY, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "Taiyō no Gravity". She grew up in the United States and speaks English. Biography Fayray is the middle child of a fa ...

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 concen ...

, a Belgian progressive rock group * " The Present", a 2024 holiday-themed single by Forrest Frank

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 is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is represented by Ken Production. She won a "Best Actress in Supporting Roles" award at the 10th Seiyu Awards for her roles in '' Prison School'' and '' Sailor Moon Crystal''. She ...

* ''Present'', a 2018 album by South Korean singers

Woo Jin-young Woo Jin-young (; born May 31, 1997) is a South Korean singer and rapper. During his tenure as a trainee with Happy Face Entertainment (now Dreamcatcher Company), he was a contestant on the reality survival series ''Produce 101'' and ''Mix Nine ...

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 girl band Princess Princess, released on August 25, 1994, by Sony Records. It consists of B-sides and deep cuts selected by the band's fans. The album was packaged in a box designed like a shippi ...

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

My Little Lover My Little Lover is a Japanese pop group belonging to the Avex Trax label as of the single and the album ''Akko''. Previous releases were under Toy's Factory is a Japanese record label founded in the late 1980s as a subsidiary of the ente ...

* ''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", a 2008 song by Bump of Chicken from ''

Present from You ''Present from You'' is a B-side collection by Bump of Chicken is a Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara (Vocalist, vocals, Rhythm guitar, rhythm), Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi ...

'' * "Present", an English-language version of the 2011 Eurovision contest entry "

Jestem Poland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Jestem" written and performed by Magdalena Tul. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) organised the national final ''Krajowe Eliminacje 2011'' in order to select t ...

" Magdalena Tul's * "Present", a 2018 song by Gen Hoshino from ''

Pop Virus ''Pop Virus'' () is the fifth studio album by Gen Hoshino, released in 2018. The first track of the album, also named "Pop Virus", is playable in the 2019 video game ''Death Stranding ''Death Stranding'' is a 2019 action-adventure game devel ...

'' * "Present", a 2020 song by

Mrs. Green Apple Mrs. Green Apple (stylized as Mrs. GREEN APPLE; ) is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo that made its major debut in 2015 with EMI Records. They are known for performing the fourth ending theme to the anime series ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V'' as well as th ...

* "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". 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. Starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raúl Juliá, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan, and Harry Dean Stanton, the film fo ...

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