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presence
[ prez-uhns ]
noun
- the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
Antonyms:
- attendance or company:
Your presence is requested.
- immediate vicinity; proximity:
in the presence of witnesses.
Synonyms:
- the military or economic power of a country as reflected abroad by the stationing of its troops, sale of its goods, etc.:
the American military presence in Europe;
the Japanese presence in the U.S. consumer market.
- Chiefly British. the immediate personal vicinity of a great personage giving audience or reception:
summoned to her presence.
- the ability to project a sense of ease, poise, or self-assurance, especially the quality or manner of a person's bearing before an audience:
The speaker had a good deal of stage presence.
Synonyms: ,
- personal appearance or bearing, especially of a dignified or imposing kind:
a man of fine presence.
- a person, especially of noteworthy appearance or compelling personality:
He is a real presence, even at a private party.
- a divine or supernatural spirit felt to be present:
He felt a presence with him in the room.
- British Obsolete. presence chamber.
presence
/ ˈɛəԲ /
noun
- the state or fact of being present
- the immediate proximity of a person or thing
- personal appearance or bearing, esp of a dignified nature
- an imposing or dignified personality
- an invisible spirit felt to be nearby
- electronics a recording control that boosts mid-range frequencies
- (of a recording) a quality that gives the impression that the listener is in the presence of the original source of the sound
- obsolete.assembly or company
- obsolete.short for presence chamber
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·IJԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of presence1
Example Sentences
But for the church officials and the families at Holy Family Church, the pope was not a distant religious figure in a faraway country, but a daily presence.
Unlike birds or frogs that broadcast their presence with sound, blue bellies communicate visually.
Some of them are choosing to expand in Century City instead of downtown, where they have had presences for years, he said.
It said in a statement: "The building was struck due to assessed enemy presence and was not identified by the forces as a UN facility."
A significant police presence and emergency services were sent to the school, which was evacuated.
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