"present (here, in attendance)" in seven languages
Meaningpresent (here, in attendance)
Spanish
presente
/pɾeˈsente/
learned
French
présent
/pʁezɑ̃/
learned
Italian
presente
/preˈzɛnte/
learned
Portuguese
presente
/pɾeˈzẽtʃi/
learned
Romanian
prezent
/preˈzent/
learned
Catalan
present
/pɾəˈzen/
learned
English
present
/ˈpɹɛzənt/
from Latin/French · Old French present, from Latin praesentem
English → Italianpresent (here, in attendance)presenteCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
PRAESENTEM‘at hand (PRAE- 'before' + ESSE 'to be')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Learned everywhere and nearly identical. The gift sense, 'a present', is mostly English: the sisters say regalo (es, it) or cadeau (fr).
English relatives: presence, represent, presentation
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In a sentence
- esTodos los alumnos estaban presentes.
- frTous les élèves étaient présents.
- itTutti gli alunni erano presenti.
- ptTodos os alunos estavam presentes.
- roToți elevii erau prezenți.
- caTots els alumnes eren presents.
- enAll the students were present.