How To Pronounce Present

The stress in present moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun, adjective. It is /ˈprez.ənt/ in British English and /ˈprez.ənt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a present”.

Verb. It is /prɪˈzent/ in British English and /prɪˈzent/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to present”.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.