absent
Definitions
adjective
- away or not present
- lacking; missing
- inattentive; absent-minded
verb
- (tr) to remove (oneself) or keep away
Alternative Forms
abˈsenter nounWord Origin
C14: from Latin absent-, stem of absēns, present participle of abesse to be awaySynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
away,
missing,
gone,
lacking,
elsewhere,
unavailable,
not present
truant,
nonexistent,
nonattendant
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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,
Quotations
"Greater things are believed of those who are absent"
Translations
- British English:
absent
If someone or something is absent from a place or situation, they are not there.He was absent from work for 35 days.ˈæbsənt ADJECTIVE He was absent from work for 35 days. - Spanish:
ausente
adj
- French:
absent
adj
- German:
abwesend
adj
- Chinese: 缺席 adj
- Arabic: غائِب adj
- Portuguese: ausente adj
- Russian: отсутствующий adj отсутствующая
- Croatian: odsutan odsutna
- Czech: nepřítomný adj
- Danish: fraværende adj
- Dutch: afwezig adj
- Finnish: poissa oleva adj
- Greek: απών adj απούσα
- Italian: assente adj
- Japanese: 不在の no_posp
- Korean: 부재의 adj
- Norwegian: fraværende adj
- Polish: nieobecny adj nieobecna
- Brazilian Portuguese: ausente adj
- European Spanish:
ausente
adj
- Swedish: frånvarande adj
- Thai: ขาด adj
- Turkish: yok adj
- Vietnamese: vắng mặt adj
Usage examples
That gave him a very smart reason for being absent from the hunt, you see.
, Three in One (1993)In March 1997, for example, small krill were almost absent from predator diet.
New Scientist (1999)The band plays on from the musicians ' box set high above the historic lobby, but the rich and famous clients are absent.
Globe and Mail (2003)So the popular sheep-shearing demonstration and parade of rare breeds will be absent.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Suddenly, around 25 million years ago, the distinctive palm pollen is absent from northerly localities.
, EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)