truant
noun
a student who stays away from school without permission.
truanted
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past participleof truant.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof truant.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
truantnouna student who stays away from school without permission.
Example Sentences
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Elwyn Edwards was a schoolboy who lived nearby and truanted so that he could join the protest.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2023
Only one of them was in school and she truanted most days.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2012
His outward hopes were blasted, and he returned with concentrated ardour to woo the muse, from whom he had so long truanted.
From Milton by Mark Pattison
