Present (disambiguation) explained

Present is a time that is neither future nor past, happening now

Present or The Present or Presents may also refer to:

Gift, something given free of charge, gratis

Time and timing

Present tense, a grammatical tense of a verb
Before Present, radiocarbon dates relative to AD 1950
Presenting, a medical term
Presenteeism, meaning working while sick
Voting "present", a form of abstention in parliamentary procedure

Film and television

The Present, a 2009 surf film by Thomas Campbell (visual artist)
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
The Present, a 1975 novel by Gabriel Josipovici
The Present, a 1998 romance novel by Johanna Lindsey
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
Present (band), a Belgian progressive rock group

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
Present, a 2018 album by South Korean singers Woo Jin-young and Kim Hyun-soo
The Present (Moody Blues album), 1983
Presents (Maki Ohguro album), 2002
Presents (Princess Princess album), 1994
Presents, a 1998 album by My Little Lover
Presents, a 2007 album by 10 Foot Ganja Plant

Songs

"Present", a 2008 song by Bump of Chicken from Present from You
"Present", an English-language version of the 2011 Eurovision contest entry "Jestem" Magdalena Tul's
"Present", a 2018 song by Gen Hoshino from Pop Virus
"Present", a 2020 song by Mrs. Green Apple
"Present", a 2021 song by American singer Khalid
"Presents", instrumental by Tom Waits from One from the Heart

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

See also