presence
Translation
presence, attendance, bearing
Examples
Your presence is requested at the meeting.
Your presence is requested at the meeting.
He has a very strong presence.
He has a very strong presence.
She felt a strange presence in the room.
She felt a strange presence in the room.
Grammar Patterns
((the presence of sb./sth.)) the fact of being in a place The presence of police calmed the crowd.
((in the presence of sb.)) with someone there He signed the document in the presence of two witnesses.
Similar Words
Synonyms: attendance, existence; Antonyms: absence
Etymology
From Latin 'praesentia', from 'praesens' (present). 'prae-' (before) + 'esse' (to be). The state of being before someone.
Memory Tips
This is the noun form of the adjective 'present'. Remember it as the opposite of 'absence'.