presence in English:

I'm present.

Falling rocks present a danger to climbers.

A few years ago, on Mother's Day, I gave my stepmother a locket as a present.

Plenty of opportunities will present themselves, if only you are awake to them.

At present he lives by himself and the rest of the world means nothing to him.

The old lady made her a present of it and insisted she should have it.

Even if you know the truth, you had better pretend otherwise at present.

The most severe problem at present is that of over-population.

The present housing policy is likely to come up against considerable opposition.

First, we will present a petition to the mayor and collect signatures.

Our present house is too small, so we decided to move.

When he returned, he brought a baseball cap and gave it as a present to his friend.

A present is usually given in return for one's hospitality.

At present, we have 1,600 students at our school.

In my opinion, we should pay more attention to the present state of affairs.

It is a parent’s responsibility to ensure children’s regular attendance at school.

I'll take attendance first.

Attendance is compulsory for all members.

The attendance at the party was larger than had been expected.

Attendance had been falling off and such people as did come sat about indifferently.

To be continued next time, and thus I most humbly request your attendance then.

The festival witnessed an unusually large attendance.

Attendance should be good provided the weather is favorable.

We need you to confirm your attendance because places are limited.

In Japan, attendance at elementary and junior high school is compulsory.

Theater attendance usually falls off in summer.

At last month's meeting, attendance was really poor.

Primary school attendance is mandatory in all countries.

He decided to improve himself by attendance at evening classes. At Easter, attendances at churches rose.

Professor Brown's lectures are very interesting, so the attendance is very high.

Nobody noticed her absence.

Darkness is the absence of light.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The flowers in the garden died from the absence of rain.

Please make my excuses for absence to your mother.

And it is only a very short step from there, to perception which occurs in the absence of all immediate signals and has to be labeled extrasensory.

So perhaps this was their ancient god returning after his long absence.

He asked for leave of absence from his job. In the absence of stone, most houses in the area are built of wood. My father did all the cooking in my mother’s absence. Nobody had noticed her absence.

A new manager was appointed during / in her absence. She has had repeated absences from work this year.

•absence from work •leave of absence •in the absence of stone •conspicuous by her absence •full period of absence •absence makes the heart grow fonder

His absences are caused by his illness. What is the reason of your absence? Tom's absence may have really bad consequences for our company. Absence of technology would make our lives really hard. absence of something, leave of absence

Your absence has already been noted.

Lisa will be acting as manager in Phil's absence. The case was dismissed in the absence of any definite proof.

Have you ever got in your car after a long absence and got the brake mixed up with the accelerator?

I'm taking a leave of absence from Aug. 10 till 31 to attend a seminar in Germany.