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1. (adj.) absent
not in a certain place at a given time; away; missing; not present:
absent from class.
2. absent
lacking; nonexistent:
Revenge was absent from his mind.
3. absent
not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded:
an absent expression.
4. (v.t.) absent
to take or keep (oneself) away.
5. (prep.) absent
in the absence of; without.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L absent-, s. of absēns, prp. of abesse to be away =ab-ab - +esse to be)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) absent
not being in a specified place
2. (adj) lacking, absent, missing, wanting
nonexistent
"the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"
3. (verb) absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
"an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
4. (verb) absent, remove
go away or leave
"He absented himself"
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1. (adjective) absent
≠ present
absent from school
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) absent
being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present
2. (adj) absent
not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent
3. (adj) absent
inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air
4. (verb) absent
to take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun
5. (verb) absent
to withhold from being present
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Sense: not present
Johnny was absent from school with a cold.
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 Afrikaans: afwesig |
 Arabic: غَائِب |
 Bulgarian: отсъствуващ |
 Brazilian: ausente |
 Czech: nepřítomný |
 German: abwesend |
 Danish: fraværende; borte |
 Greek: απών |
 Spanish: ausente |
 Estonian: puudub |
 Farsi: غایب |
 Finnish: poissa oleva |
 French: absent |
 Hebrew: נֶעדָר מְ- |
 Hindi: अनुपस्थित |
 Croatian: odsutan |
 Hungarian: hiányzik |
 Indonesian: mangkir |
 Icelandic: fjarverandi |
 Italian: assente |
 Japanese: 欠席の |
 Korean: 결석한 |
 Lithuanian: nesantis, nedalyvaujantis |
 Latvian: promesošs |
 Malay: tidak hadir |
 Dutch: afwezig |
 Norwegian: fraværende, borte |
 Polish: nieobecny |
 Persian: غير حاضر |
 Pashto: غير حاضر |
 Portuguese: ausente |
 Romanian: absent |
 Russian: отсутствующий |
 Slovak: neprítomný |
 Slovenian: odsoten |
 Serbian: odsutan |
 Swedish: frånvarande |
 Thai: ไม่มา |
 Turkish: yok |
 Taiwanese: 不在場 |
 Ukrainian: відсутній |
 Urdu: غیر حاضر |
 Vietnamese: vắng mặt |
 Chinese: 缺席的 |
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