presentare Italian · revision 37910

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=2nd half of the 12th century|origins=la praesēns}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /pre.zenˈta.re/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''presentare''' (first-person singular present presènto, first-person singular past historic presentài, past participle presentàto, auxiliary avére)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la-lat|praesentō|t=to show, present]], recorded from the 2nd century in Apuleius, from [[la|praesēns|t=present, at hand]].^(Nocentini 2010)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)^(DEI|3068)^(Wiktionary) DEI and the GDLI call it a learned word, and DEI compares [[fr|présenter]], recorded from the 12th century;^(DEI|3068)^(GDLI)^(Nocentini 2010) Nocentini adds [[es|presentar]].^(DEI|3068)^(GDLI)^(Nocentini 2010)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ GRADIT, Nocentini and Devoto–Oli date it to the second half of the 12th century.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Nocentini 2010)^(Devoto–Oli 2026) DELI's first record of the sense “to show, submit to someone's sight or judgement” is Giacomino da Verona, at the end of the 13th century, and of “to hand, give” Brunetto Latini (before 1294).^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The reflexive “to appear in person” is recorded in the ''Fiore'' (1280–1310), “to appear in court” in 1561, “to arise, offer itself” before 1540 in Guicciardini.^(DELI 1999) The verb also meant “to give as a present”, as in Boccaccio, which DEI dates to the 14th century.^(DEI|3068)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) The sense “to introduce one person to another” is recorded before 1786, in Gasparo Gozzi; in 1875 Rigutini and Fanfani still found it poor usage.^(DELI 1999)

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+ “To show to the public” is recorded in 1922 and “to propose” in 1871.^(DELI 1999) ''Presentazione'' (before 1313) comes from Medieval Latin, ''presentatore'' is recorded about 1320, and ''presentabile'' in 1871, which DEI considers a Gallicism;^(Nocentini 2010)^(DEI|3068) ''impresentabile'' follows in 1951.^(Nocentini 2010)^(DEI|3068) The polite formula ''presenterò!'', “I will pass on your greetings”, goes back to the 19th century.^(DEI|3068)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 2nd century – Late Latin ''praesentare'' appears in Apuleius.^(DEI|3068)

+ * 2nd half of the 12th century – ''Presentare'' is first recorded.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Nocentini 2010)

+ * Before 1294 – Brunetto Latini uses it for “to hand, give”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1313 – ''Presentazione'' is recorded.^(Nocentini 2010)

+ * Before 1786 – Gasparo Gozzi uses it for introducing a person.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1871 – ''Presentabile'' is recorded.^(Nocentini 2010)^(DEI|3068)

+ * 1922 – The sense “to show to the public” is recorded.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To show, produce or [[m|en|submit]] something for inspection: ''All'ingresso bisogna presentare il passaporto.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # To [[m|en|introduce]] a person to someone: ''Vorrei presentarti mia sorella.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To present to the public; to host a show: ''Stasera il festival lo presenta una nota attrice.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # To put forward or hand in a request, proposal or candidacy: ''presentare le dimissioni'', to resign.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # To offer or express greetings, apologies and the like: ''presentare le proprie scuse''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # To have or show a feature: ''Il paziente presenta febbre alta.''^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # ''presentarsi'': to introduce oneself; to appear, turn up; to arise: ''Si è presentato in ufficio alle otto.''^(DELI 1999)^(Wiktionary)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[presentatore]]

+ * [[presentazione]]

+ * [[presentabile]]

+ * [[impresentabile]]

+ * [[ripresentare]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[presente]]

+ * [[rappresentare]]

+ * [[la|praesēns]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Presentare le armi'' is the military salute with the rifle held upright in front of the body.^(Zingarelli 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}