your presence is requested
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6.3
- idiom
- Formal
- Your presence is requested at Musketeer Headquarters by Captain Rochefort.
Examples
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I'm at a party, and your presence is requested.
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Your presence is requested in Captain Robertson's office.
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Your presence is requested at the M.A.U. commander's open house.
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Herr Schemling, your presence is requested.
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Your presence is requested at the annual company meeting next week.
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Dear Mr. Smith, your presence is requested at the wedding ceremony on Saturday.
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All students, your presence is requested in the auditorium for the assembly.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To ask someone politely to come or take part in an event
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
your + presence + be + requested
The phrase is a straightforward, literal composition: 'your' (belonging to you) + 'presence' (being there) + 'is requested' (is being asked for). Although formal in register, the passive request meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and mirrors common constructions in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the words will understand it.
Etymology
Your presence is requested comes from old formal invitations and notices where a messenger or letter would politely ask someone to be there in person. The word presence means being physically there and requested means asked for, so the phrase became a very polite way to 'invite' or ask someone 'to attend' an event.