present participle / gerund
Someone is showing or explaining an idea, plan, or information to other people.
She is presenting her research findings tomorrow.
He is presenting a new idea at the meeting.
American English
How to pronounce presenting
verb · nounB1Very common word
pʰrihZEHNtihng
/pʰɹɪˈzɛn.tɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of present
Presenting can describe an action in progress or name the activity itself.
Someone is showing or explaining an idea, plan, or information to other people.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
present participle / gerund
Someone is officially giving a prize or award to another person.
They are presenting awards at the ceremony.
The mayor is presenting the winner with a medal.
Good to know
For awards and prizes, presenting means officially giving them.
present participle / gerund
Someone is formally introducing one person to other people.
The host is presenting the speaker to the audience.
She is presenting our new director to the team.
Good to know
Presenting someone to someone means introducing that person. Presenting someone with something means giving that person something, often an award.
gerund noun
Presenting is the activity of showing or explaining information to other people.
Public presenting takes practice.
Her presenting of the results was clear and confident.
Useful expressions
now; at this time
At present, the office is closed.
for now
For the present, we will stay here.
the verb form used for facts, habits, and things happening now
“Work” is in the present tense in “I work from home.”