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Rice at present prices provides more food for the money than most of the other cereals.
David F. Houston

Meaning of "at present" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AT PRESENT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AT PRESENT

at one
at one blow
at one time
at one´s back
at one´s elbow
at one´s fingertips
at one´s heels
at one´s leisure
at one´s wits´ end
at peace
at random
at rest
at right angles
at risk
at sea
at second hand
at short notice
at sight
at sixes and sevens
at someone´s beck and call

WORDS THAT END LIKE AT PRESENT

absent
birthday present
Christmas present
consent
copresent
dissent
for the present
historic present
historical present
leaving present
misrepresent
multipresent
omnipresent
present
re-present
represent
resent
sent
the present
wedding present

Synonyms and antonyms of at present in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AT PRESENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «at present» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of at present

Translation of «at present» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AT PRESENT

Find out the translation of at present to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of at present from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «at present» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

目前
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

actualmente
570 millions of speakers

English

at present
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्तमान में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الوقت الحاضر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в настоящее время
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atualmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বর্তমানে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maintenant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pada masa ini
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

derzeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

現在のところ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현재
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saiki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiện nay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தற்போது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सध्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şu anda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attualmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Obecnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в даний час
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în prezent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στο παρόν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op die oomblik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

närvarande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i dag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of at present

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AT PRESENT»

The term «at present» is very widely used and occupies the 17.666 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AT PRESENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about at present

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10 QUOTES WITH «AT PRESENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word at present.
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Piers Anthony
At present I answer about 100 letters a month, and read 300 emails.
2
Walter Benjamin
The construction of life is at present in the power of facts far more than convictions.
3
John Desmond Bernal
It is pretty clear that they are ineffective in stopping the course of thought at present, but they have not always been so in the past and we cannot be sure that they will not be so in the future.
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Julie Bishop
Well they're very, very genuine concerns at present as to the status of the 800 people who are to be sent by Australia to Malaysia. There's concern about the status of asylum seekers in Malaysia generally, but there's concern about the status of the 800 to be sent.
5
Giordano Bruno
What can be more stupid than to be in pain about future things and absent ones which at present are not felt?
6
Paul Darrow
To tell you the truth, it's a complex piece, so I can't really answer your question at present.
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Thayer David
I think I have between twenty and thirty commercials playing at present.
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Sigmar Gabriel
What we have at present is a system of loss socialism. Whatever goes wrong is shouldered by the general public and anything that works is privatised. Worshippers of market freedom have suspended the most important economic principle: Risk and liability go hand in hand.
9
Aulus Gellius
Another one of the old poets, whose name has escaped my memory at present, called Truth the daughter of Time.
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David F. Houston
Rice at present prices provides more food for the money than most of the other cereals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT PRESENT»

Discover the use of at present in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to at present and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On the Principal Questions at Present Debated in the ...
On the Principal Questions at present debated in the Philosophy of Botany. By John Lindley, Ph.D., F.R.S., §c., Professor of Botany in the University of London. If we compare the state of Botany at the end of the last century with its present ...
John Lindley, 1833
2
Estonian Parties at Present and a Generally Reflection on ...
Matthias Will Estonian Parties at present and a generally reflection on their importance to a modern democracy Essay VERLAG FUR AKADEMISCHE TEXTE Matthias Will Estonian Parties at present and a generally reflection. Front Cover.
Matthias Will, 2009
3
Flower of the Jacobins, containing biographical sketches of ...
Jacobins. the Jacobin newspapers. Though not a member of the French Academy, he has greatly enriched his mother tongue. The following words are at present quite in vogue : Brijfotter, to pick a pocket ; un Brissotteur, a pick-pocket ; Brissot ...
Jacobins, 1793
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Practical observations on continued fever, especially that ...
Till of late, the disease has been, in Glasgow, confined almost entirely to the lower classes, but at present it threatens here, as elsewhere, to climb into the dwellings of the rich*. It is a * Some time ago, I was requested by the Lord Provost and ...
Robert Graham, 1818
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The principles and practice of obstetricy, as at present ...
James Blundell Thomas Castle. therefore, into a notion that the foetus is dead, merely because it has not been felt in the uterus.* WANT OF CEREBRAL PULSATION. By some it may be supposed that the child is dead, in those cases in which ...
James Blundell, Thomas Castle, 1834
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Miscellaneous extracts and fragments ... chiefly from works ...
At present it is caught in the Danube, and the Walga, the Don, and other large rivers for various purposes. The skin makes the best covering for carriages. Isinglass is prepared from parts of the skin ; cavear from the spawn ; and the flesh is ...
Miscellaneous extracts, 1839
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An accurate historical account of all the orders of ...
At present, they consist of a Cross in the Form of a Sword, having die Pommel shaped like a Heart reversed ; and the Ends of the Hilt, or Guard, each terminating with a Fleur-de-Lis. This ancient and renowned Order, is richly endowed in ...
Levett Hanson (sir.), 1802
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View of the System of Education at Present Pursued in the ...
tETTER. t. DEAR SIR, AS you think the publication of my letters, on the present state of our Classical and Philosophical Education, may be of some use both to parents and teachers ; and as several of our common friends who have perused  ...
Michael Russell, 1813
9
Ireland and England - in the Past and at Present
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Edward Raymond Turner, 2009
10
Inscriptions on the Monuments, Mural Tablets, &C.: At ...
The Names, So Far As They Have Been Ascertained Of Persons Buried, Within That Church, But Of Whom No Monumental Records Exist.
John Finlayson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT PRESENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term at present is used in the context of the following news items.
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German Finance Ministry: Not Considering Greek Debt Cut at Present
Share. 0. Associated Press. German finance ministry: not considering Greek debt cut at present. Share. 0. Join the Discussion. Please enable ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
Greek Crisis is Undermining the Philosophy of a United Europe
At present, Greece has unemployment of more than 25 percent and youth unemployment of a staggering 60 percent. In exit polls following the ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
3
Exclusive: Education cuts in Yorkshire put hundreds of lecturing jobs …
At present adult education and training is effectively being decimated. These cuts could mean an end to the vital courses that provide skilled ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
4
Autonomous taxis could greatly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions …
This cost is at present ~US$150,000 (refs 4, 20), but costs are projected to fall to «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
Gilts boosted by exchange traded fund flows
Gilts are also being supported by an attractive premium over 10-year German Bunds, which at present yield 0.77 per cent. The robust ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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What is a bee really worth, anyway?
But this study is only looking at present-day conditions. In the future, having a more diverse array of bee species could help provide insurance ... «Vox, Jul 15»
7
UK: Illegal immigrants on the rise prompting tough measures at border
At present some 3,000 migrants, mostly from Eritrea, Syria and Afghanistan are camped at a site near the Port of Calais, waiting for an ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
8
Greece debt crisis Q&A: How will your Greek holiday be affected this …
At present, the Greek government is limiting ATM cash withdrawals from cards issued by Greek banks to 60 euros a day. With other worldwide ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
Scientists say many worker ants are actually super lazy
At present, scientists aren't sure. Daniel Charbonneau, a graduate student at the University of Arizona and co-author of the paper, told the New ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
10
Tropical System May Impact Hawaii Late This Week
At present course and speed, the system could begin to produce squalls on the Big Island during Thursday. The sudden squalls could catch ... «AccuWeather.com, Jul 15»

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