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present

 
 
/ˈprezənt/ adjective

Translation

be present to be in a particular place
orada olmak, mevcut olmak
The whole family was present.1722
[always before noun] happening or existing now
mevcut, var olan
the present situation What is your present occupation?15781722
present tense the form of the verb which is used to show what happens or exists now
geniş zaman
1231
(Definition of present adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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