the immediate proximity of someone or something; " she blushed in his presence"; " he sensed the presence of danger"; " he was well behaved in front of company"

the state of being present; current existence; " he tested for the presence of radon"

the act of being present

the impression that something is present; " he felt the presence of an evil force"

an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby

The place in which one is present; the part of space within one's ken, call, influence, etc.; neighborhood without the intervention of anything that forbids intercourse.

Specifically, neighborhood to the person of one of superior of exalted rank; also, presence chamber.

An assembly, especially of person of rank or nobility; noble company.

Port, mien; air; personal appearence.

The state of being in a certain place; nearness; immediate neighborhood; as, in the presence of danger; one's appearance or bearing as, a girl of pleasing presence; all the qualities that make a person what he is.

State of being present ( opp. of ABSENCE): situation within sight, etc.: approach face to face: the person of a superior: the persons assembled before a great person: mien: personal appearance: calmness, readiness, as of mind.

State of being present; nearness; personal appearance; readiness, as of mind.

The state of being present; personal appearance; bearing.

The existence of a person or thing in a certain place near or in company; approach face to face; state of being in view; sight; persons present before a great person; the person of a superior; the apartment in which a prince shows himself to his court; mien; personal appearance; demeanour. Real presence, the real existence of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist. Presence of mind, a calm, collected state of mind.

The state of being present; approach face to face; the opposite to absence; the situation within sight or call; neighbourhood, without the intervention of anything that forbids intercourse; state of being in the view of a superior; air; mien; demeanour.

All this was said in the boy's presence. – The Black Robe by Wilkie Collins

Keep me from the presence of that bad man! – Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia by William Gilmore Simms

From that hour she was my child, and could work happily in my presence. – Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. by Elizabeth P. Peabody Mary Mann

Your presence of mind has saved us both! – Cruel As The Grave by Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth

I felt it- felt all this from the moment I came into his presence. – Tarrano the Conqueror by Raymond King Cummings

Your presence there, just now, is the one important thing, whatever happens afterwards. – Susy, A Story of the Plains by Bret Harte

He had forgotten her presence apparently, and was speaking more to himself than to her as he stood looking down at the medal in his hand. – Gallegher and Other Stories by Richard Harding Davis

You were always nervous in the presence of women, I know. – Jess of the Rebel Trail by H. A. Cody

It was Wyndham's presence that in three weeks had brought about the change. – Audrey Craven by May Sinclair

His presence was immediately desired in town: Lord Monmouth was dead. – Coningsby by Benjamin Disraeli

You have already told me that Miss Decie's presence is necessary to your happiness. – The Childerbridge Mystery by Guy Boothby

I have never seen him, but I have heard him and felt him- felt his presence, I mean. – Bat Wing by Sax Rohmer

Sir, I beg your pardon- but- I was not very well; besides I did not think my presence there was necessary. – The Man Of The World (1792) by Charles Macklin

But please do not trouble me with your presence. – The Cow Puncher by Robert J. C. Stead

No more from yose at presence. – Vacation with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed

She denied her presence in the room, yet we now know she was there. – The Gold Bag by Carolyn Wells

Only Ian felt his presence. – What's Mine's Mine by George MacDonald

Yes;- the ladies were at home, and he found himself at once in Lady Tringle's presence. – Ayala's Angel by Anthony Trollope