absent
adjective
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present).
have absented
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present perfectof absent.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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"If it be not impertinent, may we inquire why you have absented yourself the whole morning?"
From Herb of Grace by Rosa Nouchette Carey
Hawthorne appears on various occasions to have absented himself from Salem, and to have wandered somewhat through the New England States.
From Hawthorne (English Men of Letters Series) by Henry James
I beg to suggest that the blanket in question may have absented itself without leave from the main dump and proceeded as far as the table by its own locomotive power.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919 by Various
The house was completely dark, leading them to believe that the widow might have absented herself for the evening.
From The Wishing Well by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
She would never have absented herself of her own accord.
From A Black Adonis by Linn Boyd Porter
