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# presentation

noun (a presentation, presentations)

«presentation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A talk to a group to show or explain something, often with slides or pictures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#m1)
2. Giving something to someone in a ceremony: the presentation of prizes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#m2)
3. The way something looks or is set out: neat presentation in your book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#m3)
4. Presentation can also mean formally introducing a young person to important people in society. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school pupils give presentations about projects; teachers mark presentation (neat handwriting, underlined titles). In everyday life, prize presentations at sports days. Phrases: give a presentation, do a presentation, presentation evening.

### Examples

- I gave a presentation about volcanoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#x1)
- Our teacher said my presentation was neat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#x2)
- The presentation of the cups is at three. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#x3)
- She made a slide presentation on the computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#x4)
- Good presentation makes your work easy to read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#x5)
- We clapped after each group's presentation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#x6)
- A general laugh saluted her on the presentation of her son. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Verb: present (stress on the second part: pre-SENT). Noun «present» means a gift. Maths: «show your working with clear presentation» means write steps neatly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «presentation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«presentation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/presentation.html) on Mova free.