present tense

1. 1.

   a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

   Synonymspresent

   Broadertense

   Narrowerhistorical present

Questions about present tense

What does present tense mean?

present tense means "a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking".

What is another word for present tense?

Close synonyms include present. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.