1. present
I'm present.
Falling rocks present a danger to climbers.
A few years ago, on Mother's Day, I gave my stepmother a locket as a present.
Plenty of opportunities will present themselves, if only you are awake to them.
At present he lives by himself and the rest of the world means nothing to him.
The old lady made her a present of it and insisted she should have it.
Even if you know the truth, you had better pretend otherwise at present.
The most severe problem at present is that of over-population.
The present housing policy is likely to come up against considerable opposition.
First, we will present a petition to the mayor and collect signatures.
Our present house is too small, so we decided to move.
When he returned, he brought a baseball cap and gave it as a present to his friend.
A present is usually given in return for one's hospitality.
At present, we have 1,600 students at our school.
In my opinion, we should pay more attention to the present state of affairs.
2. gift
For people who dislike the idea of giving money, a gift certificate is a good idea.
Your gift will go far towards helping to build the children's hospital.
We bought our new neighbors a clock as a housewarming gift.
I never thought it'd be this hard to find an appropriate birthday gift for Tom.
birthday gift
Your gift was like discovery of an oasis in the midst of a desert.
It seems it was a gift for the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.
He learned Chinese so fast, everyone says he's very smart, that he really has a gift with languages.
Pythagoras used to say that he had received as a gift from Mercury the perpetual transmigration of his soul, so that it was constantly transmigrating and passing into all sorts of plants or animals.
She had wonderful food and, what was more, she was given a New year's gift.
She wrapped the gift in white tissue paper and put a big red bow on top.
A gift of cheesecake is apparently good to soothe discord.
Small free gifts are often given with big purchases.
By gift of the late Mr Smith the hospital received 3,000 dollars.
If those little brats of sisters are good enough I'll make a gift of them to you!