present

noun [U] (NOW)

/ˈprez·ənt/

Definition

› this period of time, not the past or the future; now: The story moves back and forth between the past and the present.

(Definition of present noun (NOW) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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