Found 2 items, similar to At present.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: at present
at present
adv : at the present moment;
“goods now on sale”;
“the now-aging
dictator”;
“they are now abroad”;
“he is busy at
present writing a new novel”;
“it could happen any time
now” [syn:
now]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: At present
Present
\Pres"ent\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]sent. See
Present, a.]
1. Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at
the moment contemplated; as, at this present.
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Past and present, wound in one. --Tennyson.
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2. pl. (Law) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of
conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing;
as in the phrase,
“ Know all men by these presents,”
that is, by the writing itself,
“ per has literas
praesentes; ” -- in this sense, rarely used in the
singular.
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3. (Gram.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting
the present tense.
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At present, at the present time; now.
For the present, for the tine being; temporarily.
In present, at once, without delay. [Obs.]
“With them, in
present, half his kingdom; the rest to follow at his
death.” --Milton.
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