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absent
[ adjective, preposition ab-suhnt; verb ab-sent, ab-suhnt ]
/ adjective, preposition ĖƦb sÉnt; verb ƦbĖsÉnt, ĖƦb sÉnt /
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adjective
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
lacking; nonexistent: Revenge is absent from his mind.
not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded: an absent look on his face.
verb (used with object)
to take or keep (oneself) away: to absent oneself from a meeting.
preposition
in the absence of; without: Absent some catastrophe, stock-market prices should soon improve.
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OTHER WORDS FROM absent
abĀ·senĀ·taĀ·tion [ab-suhn-tey-shuhn], /ĖƦb sÉnĖteÉŖ ŹÉn/, nounabĀ·sentĀ·er, nounabĀ·sentĀ·ness, nounnonĀ·abĀ·senĀ·taĀ·tion, nounWords nearby absent
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British Dictionary definitions for absent
absent
adjective (ĖƦbsÉnt)
away or not present
lacking; missing
inattentive; absent-minded
verb (ƦbĖsÉnt)
(tr) to remove (oneself) or keep away
Derived forms of absent
absenter, nounWord Origin for absent
C14: from Latin absent-, stem of absÄns, present participle of abesse to be away
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