What does make one's presence felt mean?

make one's presence felt

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: make one's p-res-ence felt
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verb

To be self-evidently visible, and having an effect.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

makes one's presence felt (present, singular) making one's presence felt (participle, present) made one's presence felt (participle, past) made one's presence felt (past)

Phrases

make oneself felt

Frequently Paired Words

make oneself felt

Synonyms

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

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