historical present
noun
: the present tense used in relating past events
Word History
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined above
- charges off
- chargesheets
- charging
- charging off
- charging order
- Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Lake
- chargrill
- chargrilled
- chargrilling
- chargrills
- chargé d'affaires
- chargés
- chargés d'affaires
- Chari
- Chari-Nile
- charier
- chariest
- charilier
- chariliest
- charily
- charinae
- charinas
- chariness
- charinesses
- charing