Definition of "presence" []

• The state or fact of being present; current existence or occurrence. (noun)
• Immediate proximity in time or space. (noun)
• The area immediately surrounding a great personage, especially a sovereign. (noun)
• A person who is present. (noun)
• 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). (noun)

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• "Took a close view of my familiar friend Death, accompanied with the presence of my Saviour, _his sensible presence_."
• "The Count, recovering his presence of mind, and _presence_ of"
• "Personal online presence is shorthand for doing something to keep my website up to date and generally be visible online."