PRESENT

• pres‧ent
• 1 [countable] something you give someone on a special occasion or to thank them for something[= gift]:
• I was searching for a present for Mark.
• birthday/Christmas present
• I gave her a very special present for her birthday.
• 2

  the present

• a) the time that is happening now:
• Stop worrying about the past and live in the present.
• The film is set sometime between 1995 and the present.
• 'When do you want to start?' 'Well, there's no time like the present(=used to say that if you are going to do something at all, you should do it now).'
• b) technical the form of the verb that shows what exists or is happening now [= the present tense]
• 3

  at present

   at this time [= now]:
• The item you want is not available at present.
• At present, the airport handles 110 flights a day.
• 4

  for the present

   something that exists or will be done for the present exists now and will continue for a while, though it may change in the future:
• The company is still in business, at least for the present.

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.