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absent
ab·sent A0025500 (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.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 nab•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] absent1. '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.absent
Past participle: absented
Gerund: absenting
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| I absent | | you absent | | he/she/it absents | | we absent | | you absent | | they absent |
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| I absented | | you absented | | he/she/it absented | | we absented | | you absented | | they absented |
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| I am absenting | | you are absenting | | he/she/it is absenting | | we are absenting | | you are absenting | | they are absenting |
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| I have absented | | you have absented | | he/she/it has absented | | we have absented | | you have absented | | they have absented |
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| I was absenting | | you were absenting | | he/she/it was absenting | | we were absenting | | you were absenting | | they were absenting |
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| I had absented | | you had absented | | he/she/it had absented | | we had absented | | you had absented | | they had absented |
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| I will absent | | you will absent | | he/she/it will absent | | we will absent | | you will absent | | they will absent |
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| I will have absented | | you will have absented | | he/she/it will have absented | | we will have absented | | you will have absented | | they will have absented |
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| I will be absenting | | you will be absenting | | he/she/it will be absenting | | we will be absenting | | you will be absenting | | they will be absenting |
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| I have been absenting | | you have been absenting | | he/she/it has been absenting | | we have been absenting | | you have been absenting | | they have been absenting |
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| I will have been absenting | | you will have been absenting | | he/she/it will have been absenting | | we will have been absenting | | you will have been absenting | | they will have been absenting |
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| I had been absenting | | you had been absenting | | he/she/it had been absenting | | we had been absenting | | you had been absenting | | they had been absenting |
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| I would absent | | you would absent | | he/she/it would absent | | we would absent | | you would absent | | they would absent |
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| I would have absented | | you would have absented | | he/she/it would have absented | | we would have absented | | you would have absented | | they would have absented |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  absent - go away or leave; "He absented himself"removedisappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" | | Adj. | 1. | absent - not being in a specified placepresent - 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"wanting, lacking, missingnonexistent - 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"absentminded, abstracted, scattyinattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" |
absentadjective1. 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 attendance2. 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, attentiveabsent 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]absentadjective1. Not present:away, gone, missing, wanting.2. Deficient in a usual or needed amount:lacking, wanting.3. So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings:absent-minded, abstracted, bemused, distrait, faraway, inattentive, preoccupied.Idiom: a million miles away.Translationsabsent (ˈӕbsənt) adjective not present. Johnny was absent from school with a cold. 不在場 缺席的 (əbˈsent) verb to keep (oneself) away. He absented himself from the meeting. 缺席 不在，缺席 ˈabsence noun1. the condition of not being present. His absence was noticed. 缺席 缺席2. a time during which a person etc is not present. After an absence of five years he returned home. 不在的期間 不在，不在场的次数或时间 ˌabsenˈtee noun a person who is not present, especially frequently (eg at work, school etc). 缺席者 缺席者ˌabsenˈteeism noun being often absent from work etc without good reason. Absenteeism is a problem in some industries. 曠職 旷工，旷课 ˌabsent-ˈminded adjective not noticing what is going on around one because one is thinking deeply. an absent-minded professor. 心不在焉的 心不在焉的ˌabsentˈmindedly adverb 心不在焉地 心不在焉地ˌabsent-ˈmindedness noun 心不在焉 心不在焉absent
absent-mindedForgetful or inattentive of everyday details or duties, possibly due to a preoccupation with other thoughts. My absent-minded housemate is always lost in composing new poems and never remembers to clean the house or take out the trash!long absent, soon forgottenThe longer a person is not present, the easier they are to forget about. A: "Is Carrie really dating someone else now?" B: "You've been gone for months! Long absent, soon forgotten."See also: forgotten, long, soonabsent (oneself) fromTo leave a place, often to avoid something. If my ex-boyfriend does come, I'm going to absent myself from the party.See also: absentabsent without leaveNot present for a duty or situation without permission. The phrase is usually used in reference to military service, and is often abbreviated with the acronym "AWOL." The young soldier was arrested for being absent without leave.See also: absent, leave, withoutabsent-minded professorAn otherwise intelligent person who often lacks common sense or forgets or overlooks important details. Louis is brilliant, but he's such an absent-minded professor when it comes to remembering to attend important meetings.absent (oneself) from (someone or something)To avoid or stay away from someone or something. I had to absent myself from his presentation because the sight of him still makes me so angry.See also: absentabsent oneself from someone or somethingto remain away from or avoid someone or some place. Fred absented himself from the meeting, which he was certain would be boring.See also: absent*absent without leaveabsent from a military unit without permission; absent from anything without permission. (AWOL is an abbreviation. This is a serious offense in the military. *Typically: be ~; go ~.) The soldier was taken away by the military police because he was absent without leave.See also: absent, leave, withoutabsent-minded professora bumbling professor who overlooks everyday things. Fred is such an absent-minded professor. He'd forget his head if it wasn't screwed on.absent without leaveAway without permission or explanation, as in Her daughter went to the mall but got in trouble for being absent without leave. The term and its acronym, AWOL, originated in the American military during World War I for soldiers absent from duty without permission (leave). It later was transferred to civilian situations, as in John didn't just cut his Tuesday classes; he went AWOL. See also: absent, leave, withoutLegalSeeAbsenteeFinancialSeeabsenteeismSee ABS
See ABSabsent
Synonyms for absentadj awaySynonyms- away
- missing
- gone
- lacking
- elsewhere
- unavailable
- not present
- truant
- nonexistent
- nonattendant
Antonyms- present
- attendant
- in attendance
adj absent-mindedSynonyms- 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
Antonyms- aware
- conscious
- alert
- thoughtful
- attentive
phrase absent yourselfSynonyms- stay away
- withdraw
- depart
- keep away
- truant
- abscond
- play truant
- slope off
- bunk off
- remove yourself
Synonyms for absentadj not presentSynonymsadj deficient in a usual or needed amountSynonymsadj so lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundingsSynonyms- absent-minded
- abstracted
- bemused
- distrait
- faraway
- inattentive
- preoccupied
Synonyms for absentverb go away or leaveSynonymsRelated Wordsadj not being in a specified placeAntonymsadj nonexistentSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lost in thoughtSynonyms- absentminded
- abstracted
- scatty
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