presentar

/pɾesenˈtaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to present, to submit

🎁 presentar = present + -ar: to present, or to present one person to another

From Latin praesentare, to place before: prae (before) + esse (to be). It is the same root as English present, so the core sense carries over. Spanish also uses it for introducing people: te presento a Ana = let me introduce Ana.

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