Collocations for "presence"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "presence" in context.
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presence
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- you are in the presence of greatness
- religion: in the presence of the Lord
- in the presence of [greatness, the best]
- I am honored to be in your presence
- was [signed, verified, authenticated] in the presence of
- gave his [testimony, plea] in the presence of
- did not want to [talk about, mention] it in her presence
- am [disgusted, sickened, uplifted, inspired] by the mere presence of
- his presence [lifted, dampened, improved] spirits
- her presence at the [party, concert, event]
- [never, hardly] even noticed my presence
- was already making her presence felt in the [office, classroom]
- your presence is requested in [the boss's office, human resources]
- could feel [her, a, someone's, my grandmother's] presence in the room
- a man of great presence
- have a military presence in [Iraq]
- [maintain a, increase the] police presence (in)
- [create, maintain, improve] your [online, web] presence
- has a [strong, good, powerful] market presence
- [we have, the company has] a presence in (fifty countries)
- detect the presence of [illness, viruses, bacteria]
'presence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
academic
- acknowledge
- alone
- aware
- chill
- comfort
- convince
- desire
- detect
- engine
- enhance
- evidence
- expect
- feel
- festival
- gather
- ghost
- grace
- greatness
- haunting
- honor
- increase
- internet
- looming
- lurking
- mere
- military
- ominous
- police
- reveal
- royalty
- seemingly
- sense
- stage
- startled
- static
- suggest
- tiresome
- ubiquitous
- unaware
- uncomfortable
- uneasy