absent

Definition of Absent in English :

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Verb

1. absent, remove

go away or leave

Example Sentences:
'He absented himself'

remove

Adjective

2. absent

not being in a specified place

3. absent, lacking, missing, wanting

nonexistent

Example Sentences:
'the thumb is absent'
'her appetite was lacking'

4. absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty

lost in thought; showing preoccupation

Example Sentences:
'an absent stare'
'an absentminded professor'
'the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Absent

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adjective (ˈæbsənt )

1.

away or not present

2.

lacking; missing

3.

inattentive; absent-minded

verb (æbˈsɛnt )

4. (transitive)

to remove (oneself) or keep away

Absent

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adjective

1.

not present; away

2.

not existing; lacking

3.

not attentive; absorbed in thought

verb transitive

4.

to keep (oneself) away

to absent oneself from classes

preposition US

5.

in the absence of; lacking

absent her testimony, our case is weak

Absent

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adj.

1. Not present; missing: absent friends; absent parents.

2. Not existent; lacking: a country in which morality is absent.

3. Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness: an absent nod.

tr.v. (ăb-sĕnt) ab·sent·ed, ab·sent·ing, ab·sents

To keep (oneself) away: They absented themselves from the debate.

prep.

Without: "Absent a legislative fix, this is an invitation for years of litigation" (Brian E. O'Neill).

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