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ABSENT

Pronunciation (US):

• ABSENT (adjective)
The adjective ABSENT has 2 senses:

1. not in a specified place physically or mentally
2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation

Familiarity information: ABSENT used as an adjective is rare.

• ABSENT (verb)
The verb ABSENT has 1 sense:

1. go away or leave

Familiarity information: ABSENT used as a verb is very rare.

• ABSENT (adjective)

Sense 1

absent ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Not in a specified place physically or mentally

Similar:

away; departed; gone (not present; having left)

devoid (completely lacking)

introuvable (impossible to find)

lacking; missing; nonexistent; wanting (not existing)

awol; truant (absent without permission)

Attribute:

presence (the state of being present; current existence)

Antonym:

present (spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place)

Sense 2

absent ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Lost in thought; showing preoccupation

Synonyms:

absentminded; absent; abstracted; scatty

Context examples:

an absent stare / an absentminded professor / the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence

Similar:

inattentive (showing a lack of attention or care)

• ABSENT (verb)

Sense 1

absent ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Go away or leave

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

absent; remove

Context example:

He absented himself

Hypernyms (to "absent" is one way to...):

disappear; go away; vanish (get lost, as without warning or explanation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

"Without sleep, no health."
(English proverb)
"If there is no financial involvement between relatives, the relationship is harmonious."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"If you see the fangs of the lions, don't think the lion is smiling."
(Almotanabbi)
"Don't judge the dog by its fur."
(Danish proverb)

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