in the presence of somebody
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Meaning · English
With someone there to see or witness something
Literally: near somebody
Register: neutral
Examples
The manager was fired in the presence of the whole team
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR C1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “in the presence of somebody” mean?
With someone there to see or witness something Literally: near somebody
Is “in the presence of somebody” formal or informal?
in the presence of somebody is generally neutral.