Meaning of presence | Babel Free

Definitions

1. dispositive, regulatory
2. The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand
3. The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.
   countable, uncountable
4. while (someone) is present. This document must be signed in the presence of a witness; Don't talk about it in my mother's presence. in die teenwoordigheid van في حُضور в присъствието на na presença de za přítomnosti in Anwesenheit von i nærværelse af; nærværelse με την παρουσία, μπροστά σε en presencia de juuresolekul در حضور jnk läsnäollessa en présence de בְּנוֹכחוּת इस व्यक्ति की उपस्थिति में u prisutnosti vkinek a jelenlétében di hadapan í viðurvist in presenza di ～の面前で (~의) 면전에서 akivaizd...
5. appliance, device, equipment
6. The part of space within one's immediate vicinity
7. The part of space within one's immediate vicinity.
   countable, uncountable
8. calmness and the ability to act sensibly (in an emergency etc). He showed great presence of mind in the face of danger. om kop te hou حُضور الذِّهْن، سُرْعَة الخاطِر спокойствие presença de espírito duchapřítomnost die Geistesgegenwart åndsnærværelse ετοιμότητα presencia de ánimo, aplomo, serenidad enesevalitsus حضور ذهن maltti présence d'esprit קוֹר רוּחַ प्रत्युत्पन्नमतित्व prisutnost duha lélekjelenlét ketenangan yfirvegun presenza di spirito 沈着 침착 šaltakraujiškumas, blaivus protas augstas...
   etc
9. presence (of police forces)
10. A quality of poise and effectiveness that enables a performer to achieve a close relationship with their audience
11. A quality of poise and effectiveness that enables a performer to achieve a close relationship with their audience.
    countable, uncountable
12. [looks] presencia, aspecto; [attendance] asistencia.
13. A quality that sets an individual out from others; a quality that makes them noticed and/or admired even if they are not speaking or performing
14. A quality that sets an individual out from others; a quality that makes them noticed and/or admired even if they are not speaking or performing.
    countable, uncountable
15. The state or fact of being present; current existence or occurrence: a student's presence in class; the presence of toxins in the blood.
16. Something (as a spirit) felt or believed to be present
17. Something (as a spirit) felt or believed to be present.
    countable, uncountable
18. The area immediately surrounding a great personage, especially a sovereign: in the king's presence.
19. A company's business activity in a particular market.
    countable, uncountable
20. A person who is present, especially in an impressive way: She was a presence in our lives.
21. An assembly of great persons.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
22. A person's bearing, especially when it commands respectful attention: "He continues to possess the presence, mental as well as physical, of the young man" (Brendan Gill).
23. The state of being closely focused on the here and now, not distracted by irrelevant thoughts.
    countable, uncountable
24. A supernatural influence felt to be nearby: felt a presence during the séance.
25. Synonym of room tone.
    countable, uncountable
26. The people, especially diplomats or troops, stationed by a government in a foreign country: our diplomatic presence in that nation's capital.
27. the state or fact of being present

Equivalents

Examples

“Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model from which to draw.”

“Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed.”

“Bob never said anything about it in my presence.”

“Despite being less than five foot, she filled up the theatre with her stage presence.”

“Perrin Ferris succeeds in his equally demanding task of maintaining some semblance of presence while sharing the stage with a chronic upstager.”

“I'm convinced that there was a presence in that building that I can't explain, which led to my heroic actions.”

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