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ab·sent
(ăb′sənt)adj.
1. Not present; missing: absent friends; absent parents.
2. Not existent; lacking: a country in which morality is absent.
3. Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness: an absent nod.
tr.v. (ăb-sĕnt′) ab·sent·ed, ab·sent·ing, ab·sents
To keep (oneself) away: They absented themselves from the debate.
prep.
Without: "Absent a legislative fix, this is an invitation for years of litigation" (Brian E. O'Neill).
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin absēns, absent-, present participle of abesse, to be away : ab-, away; see ab-1 + esse, to be; see es- in Indo-European roots.]
ab′sent·ly adv.
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absent
adj
1. away or not present
2. lacking; missing
3. inattentive; absent-minded
vb
(tr) to remove (oneself) or keep away
[C14: from Latin absent-, stem of absēns, present participle of abesse to be away]
abˈsenter n
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ab•sent
(adj., prep. ˈæb sənt; v. æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt) adj. 1. not in a certain place at a given time; away; missing; not present: absent from class.
2. lacking; nonexistent: Revenge was absent from his mind.
3. not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded: an absent expression.
v.t. 4. to take or keep (oneself) away.
prep. 5. in the absence of; without.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin absent-, s. of absēns, present participle of abesse to be away =ab- ab- + esse to be]
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absent
1. 'absent'
If someone is absent from a meeting, ceremony, or place, they are not there.
Gary O'Neil has been absent from training because of a stomach virus.
Their children are frequently absent from school.
You use from after absent in sentences like these. Don't use 'at'.
If it is clear what meeting, ceremony, or place you are talking about, you can simply say that someone is absent.
The Mongolian delegate to the assembly was absent.
2. 'not at' and 'not there'
Absent is a fairly formal word. In conversation and in less formal writing, you say that someone is not at a meeting, ceremony, or place, or that they are not there.
She wasn't at Molly's wedding.
I looked in the kitchen but Magda wasn't there.
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absent
Past participle: absented
Gerund: absenting
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| Verb | 1. |  absent - go away or leave; "He absented himself" |
| Adj. | 1. | absent - not being in a specified place present - being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" |
| 2. | absent - nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent" | |
| 3. | absent - lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" |
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absent
adjective
1. away, missing, gone, lacking, elsewhere, unavailable, not present, truant, nonexistent, nonattendant He has been absent from his desk for two weeks.
away present, attendant, in attendance
away present, attendant, in attendance
2. absent-minded, blank, unconscious, abstracted, vague, distracted, unaware, musing, vacant, preoccupied, empty, absorbed, careless, bemused, oblivious, negligent, dreamy, daydreaming, faraway, thoughtless, inadvertent, unthinking, neglectful, heedless, inattentive, unmindful, unobservant, unheeding 'Nothing,' she said in an absent way.
absent-minded aware, conscious, alert, thoughtful, attentive
absent-minded aware, conscious, alert, thoughtful, attentive
absent yourself stay away, withdraw, depart, keep away, truant, abscond, play truant, slope off (informal), bunk off (slang), remove yourself He pleaded guilty to absenting himself without leave.
Quotations
"Greater things are believed of those who are absent" [Tacitus Histories]
"Greater things are believed of those who are absent" [Tacitus Histories]
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absent
adjective3. So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings:
Idiom: a million miles away.
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Translations
غَائِبغائِبيُبعد ، يُغيِّب
nepřítomnýneúčastnit se
fraværendeholde sig vækudebliveborte
poissa oleva
odsutan
fjarverandihalda frá/fjarri
不在の
부재의
absensabsumamens
išsiblaškęsišsiblaškymasnebuvimasnedalyvaujantisnedalyvauti
neierasties kaut kurpromesošs
ausenteausentar
odsoten
frånvarande
ขาด
yokgitmemek
vắng mặt
absent
A. [ˈæbsənt] ADJ
1. (= not present) [person, thing] → ausente
"to absent friends!" (toast) → "¡por los amigos ausentes!"
to be absent → faltar (from a) to be absent from school → faltar al colegio
he has been absent from his desk for two weeks → lleva dos semanas sin aparecer por el despacho
absent without leave (Mil) → ausente sin permiso
to go absent without leave → ausentarse sin permiso
"to absent friends!" (toast) → "¡por los amigos ausentes!"
to be absent → faltar (from a) to be absent from school → faltar al colegio
he has been absent from his desk for two weeks → lleva dos semanas sin aparecer por el despacho
absent without leave (Mil) → ausente sin permiso
to go absent without leave → ausentarse sin permiso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
absent
[ˈæbsənt] adj
(= not present) [pupil, father] → absent(e)
to be absent → être absent(e)
to be absent from work → être absent(e) du travail
to be absent from school → être absent(e) de l'école
absent without leave (MILITARY) → en absence irrégulière
to be absent → être absent(e)
to be absent from work → être absent(e) du travail
to be absent from school → être absent(e) de l'école
absent without leave (MILITARY) → en absence irrégulière
(= distracted) [person, manner] → absent(e)
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absent
adj
(= not present) person → abwesend, nicht da; to be absent from school/work → in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen; absent! (Sch) → fehlt!; why were you absent from class? → warum warst du nicht in der Stunde?, warum hast du gefehlt?; to be or go absent without leave (Mil) → sich unerlaubt von der Truppe entfernen; absent parent → nicht betreuender Elternteil; to absent friends! → auf unsere abwesenden Freunde!
(= absent-minded) expression, look → (geistes)abwesend; in an absent moment → in einem Augenblick geistiger Abwesenheit
vr to absent oneself (from) (= not go, not appear) → fernbleiben (+dat, → von); (= leave temporarily) → sich zurückziehen or absentieren (hum, geh) → (von)
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absent
[adj ˈæbs/ənt; vb æbˈsɛnt]1. adj (person) → assente; (thing) → assente, mancante (fig) (also absent-minded) → distratto/a
to be absent without leave (Mil) → essere assente ingiustificato/a
to be absent without leave (Mil) → essere assente ingiustificato/a
2. vt to absent o.s. from sth → non presentarsi a qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
absent
(ˈӕbsənt) adjective not present. Johnny was absent from school with a cold.
(əbˈsent) verb to keep (oneself) away. He absented himself from the meeting.
ˈabsence noun1. the condition of not being present. His absence was noticed.
2. a time during which a person etc is not present. After an absence of five years he returned home.
ˌabsenˈtee noun a person who is not present, especially frequently (eg at work, school etc).
ˌabsenˈteeism noun being often absent from work etc without good reason. Absenteeism is a problem in some industries.
ˌabsent-ˈminded adjective not noticing what is going on around one because one is thinking deeply. an absent-minded professor.
ˌabsentˈmindedly adverbˌabsent-ˈmindedness noun
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absent
→ غائِب nepřítomný fraværende abwesend απών ausente poissa oleva absent odsutan assente 不在の 부재의 afwezig fraværende nieobecny ausente отсутствующий frånvarande ขาด yok vắng mặt 缺席Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
absent
a. ausente; distraído-a, absorto-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
absent
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