absent
adjective
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present).
has absented
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present perfectof absent (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Four years later, he has absented himself utterly from the quagmire in which nearly 90 million Egyptians find themselves.
From Newsweek ● Jul. 18, 2013
This will be the first time in the 15 years of his reign that the King has absented himself from the country on vacation.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has absented himself from his home, that we might not meet.'
From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
Who has absented herself from the Queen's service," I answered bitterly, "and chosen to hide herself here of all places!
From From the Memoirs of a Minister of France by Stanley John Weyman
As the said Don Pedro de Monrroy has absented and hidden himself, its execution has not been entirely carried out in regard to expelling him from the country.
