Polyglot Dictionary

Beisein

/ˈbaɪ̯ˌzaɪ̯n/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. presence

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Präsenz

Beisein is used specifically in the phrase "in jemandes Beisein," in someone's presence, as a witness; Präsenz is the more general, modern word for presence, including "online presence."

Similar in other languages

French

présence

présence is the French word for the same thing — both mean "presence."

Portuguese

presença

presença is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "presence."

Practice

1 What does Beisein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ der Eltern unterschrieb er.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Beisein?

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