presence
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈprɛzəns/
:
sensación de presencia
- His eyes open but do not appear to comprehend the doctor's presence or his surroundings.
- presence was felt
- sense the presence
- evoke the presence
It's not not a presence that is trying to intervene.
- It's not not a presence that is trying to intervene.
- I, I feel his presence and gives me peace, gives me comfort.
- But for self consciousness this immediate presence still has not the shape of spirit.
- And this Seals presence turned out to be amazing for me.
- And there was subtle signs of presence there.
- Her presence had already kind of gotten to me.
- Consider all the ways that people have acknowledged your benign presence in their lives.
- Persia has been a kind of off stage presence in this course.
- We practice more presence, we practice more kindness.
- These, these ever present moments of presence that I was called back to.
- Her wolf is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without.
- But what about the relationship between presence and groundedness?
- So you're needy on her, on her presence.
Examples
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Very, very quiet, actually quite quiet, but their presence is extraordinary.
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I can feel Nan's presence in here.
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Have you ever wanted to be in the presence of a king?
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Every now and then I feel his presence.
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Those works come alive through the presence of a viewer.
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There were radar operators aware of the presence of something strange.
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Fear is often defined as an emotional reaction to the presence of a perceived threat.
Academic text (1994) -
Surprisingly, it was precisely the presence of the Other that made such self-awareness possible.
Academic text (2015) -
The animals and birds sensed my presence and waited in silence for me to pass.
Fiction book (1990) -
Not long after my husband left, I felt a presence in the house.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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The belief that the bread and wine used in a church service really become Christ's body and blood
How Strong
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Presence comes from the Latin praesens meaning 'being near' or 'at hand', so a strange presence is the feeling that something is 'there' even if you cannot see it. This helps explain why we use the word for the impression that someone or something is in a place.