apresentar

Portuguese

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pɾe.zẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.pɾe.zẽˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.pɾe.zẽˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.pɾe.zẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.pɾe.zẽˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pɾe.zẽˈta(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾɨ.zẽˈtaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾɨ.zẽˈta.ɾi/

apresentar (first-person singular present apresento, first-person singular preterite apresentei, past participle apresentado)

(transitive) to introduce (to make multiple people become acquainted with one another)
Fui eu que apresentei os noivos.
I’m the one who introduced the fiancés.
(transitive) to introduce; to present (to make (someone) become acquainted to) [with direct object ‘someone/something’ and a ‘to someone’]
Alguém deve apresentar o enviado ao rei.
Someone should present the envoy to the king.
(reflexive) to introduce oneself [with a ‘to someone’]
Ela chegou e logo se apresentou.
She arrived and soon afterwards introduced herself.
(transitive) to present (to put (something) forward to be seen) [with direct object ‘something’ and a ‘to someone’]
Apresentamos o novo produto ao mercado.
We presented the new product to the market.

A acusação apresentou as evidências.
The accusers presented their evidence.
(transitive) to present (to give a presentation)
Três doutorandos apresentarão suas teses amanhã.
Three doctorate students will present their theses tomorrow.
(takes a reflexive pronoun) to perform (to do something in front of an audience)
Venha ver minha banda se apresentar sábado.
Come see my band perform Saturday.
(transitive) to exhibit (to have as a characteristic)
O corpo apresentava vários buracos de bala.
The corpse exhibited various bulletholes.

Conjugation of apresentar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:apresentar.