presence
To make or become presentTo make or become present.
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Meaning
1 sensesTo make or become present.
Examples
390 sentencesI was not aware of his presence.
ruЯ не знал о его присутствии. — odexed
Don't talk about it in his presence.
ruНе говори об этом в его присутствии. — marafon
I always get nervous in her presence.
ruЯ всегда нервничаю в её присутствии. — marafon
deIhre Anwesenheit macht mich immer nervös. — MUIRIEL
He remained calm even in the presence of danger.
ruОн оставался спокоен даже перед лицом опасности. — marafon
deSelbst im Angesicht der Gefahr blieb er ruhig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't trust people who praise you in your presence.
Origin
Through Old French presence, from Latin praesentia (“a being present”), from praesentem. DThrough Old French presence, from Latin praesentia (“a being present”), from praesentem. Displaced native Old English andweardnes.
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Forms
presences, presencing, presenced, presencedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.