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make one's presence felt

make one's presence felt verb: to be self-evidently visible, and having an effect.

Verb

make one's presence felt (third-person singular simple present makes one's presence felt, present participle making one's presence felt, simple past and past participle made one's presence felt)

  1. To be self-evidently visible, and having an effect.
    • If Eniola Aluko was struggling in a rather thankless lone attacking role for England, at least Jill Scott was making her presence felt in central midfield.2015 June 9, “Women’s World Cup 2015: England beaten by France in Group F opener”, in The Guardian (London)
    Synonyms:
    make one's presence known, make one's presence heard

Synonyms of make one's presence felt

  • make one's presence known
  • make one's presence heard

Forms of make one's presence felt

third-person singular presentmakes one's presence felt
present participlemaking one's presence felt
past participlemade one's presence felt
pastmade one's presence felt

Questions about make one's presence felt

What does make one's presence felt mean?
Make one's presence felt means to be self-evidently visible, and having an effect.
What part of speech is make one's presence felt?
Make one's presence felt is a verb.
What is the past tense of make one's presence felt?
The past tense of make one's presence felt is made one's presence felt.

Words near make one's presence felt in the dictionary

  1. make one's manners
  2. make one's mark
  3. make one's number
  4. make one's own
  5. make one's own luck
  6. make one's presence felt
  7. make one's toilet
  8. make one's way
  9. make oneself at home
  10. make oneself clear
  11. make oneself scarce

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