Collocations for present - adj.
ADV.
ever
the ever present risk of pollution
PHRASES
past and present
a list of all club members, past and present
Collocations for present - noun
ADJ.
anniversary, birthday, Christmas, wedding
VERB + PRESENT
buy | get, receive | give sb, send sb | wrap (up) | open, unwrap
PREP.
~ for
a present for my daughter
~ from, ~ to
It''s a present to us all from Granny.
PHRASES
make sb a present of sth
My nephew loves this bike so I''m going to make him a present of it.
Collocations for present - verb
ADV.
clearly, well
The arguments were well researched and clearly presented.
attractively, neatly | orally, visually
The results can be presented visually in the form of a graph.
VERB + PRESENT
aim to, attempt to, seek to, try to
We have tried to present both sides of the debate.
be designed to
Hotel brochures are designed to present the most attractive aspects of the hotel.
PREP.
as
He likes to present himself as a radical politician.
to
He presented the information to his colleagues.