present
Please present present findings immediately.
The sentence requests that someone immediately show or display findings that exist now.
Meanings
to show, display, or formally introduce something or someone
- She will present the award on Friday.
- The witness presented compelling evidence.
as adjective: existing now; current; at hand. As noun: a gift; or, the current moment
- Everyone present applauded.
- Live in the present, not the past.
Word origin
From Old French present, from Latin praesēns, present participle of praeesse ('to be in front of, be at hand'), formed from prae- ('before, in front') + esse ('to be'). The verb-adjective stress alternation follows the trochaic noun rule. The 'gift' meaning (also a noun, /ˈprɛzənt/) developed from the sense of 'something brought to be present before someone.'
Fun fact
Three meanings of 'present' coexist in modern English: the verb (/prɪˈzɛnt/, to show), the adjective (/ˈprɛzənt/, current), and the noun (/ˈprɛzənt/, a gift). All three share the same Latin root praesēns ('being at hand') — a gift is something brought to be at hand; to present something is to bring it forward; the present (now) is the moment at hand.