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absent

[ab-suhnt, ab-sent, ab-suhnt]

adjective

  1. not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (present ).

    absent from class.

    Synonyms: ,
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  2. lacking; nonexistent.

    Revenge is absent from his mind.

  3. not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded.

    an absent look on his face.



verb (used with object)

  1. to take or keep (oneself ) away.

    to absent oneself from a meeting.

preposition

  1. in the absence of; without.

    Absent some catastrophe, stock-market prices should soon improve.

absent

adjective

  1. away or not present

  2. lacking; missing

  3. inattentive; absent-minded

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to remove (oneself) or keep away

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • absentation noun
  • absenter noun
  • absentness noun
  • nonabsentation noun
  • ²¹²úˈ²õ±ð²Ô³Ù±ð°ù noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of absent1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin absent-, stem of ²¹²ú²õŧ²Ô²õ “being away,†present participle of abesse “to be away,†from ab- ab- + esse “to beâ€
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of absent1

C14: from Latin absent-, stem of ²¹²ú²õŧ²Ô²õ, present participle of abesse to be away
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Example Sentences

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“The 4th Amendment as well as governing immigration regulations do not permit immigration agents to detain somebody against their will, even for a very brief time, absent reasonable suspicion,†he said.

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But reports of a rift returned last month after Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola, 30, were absent from David Beckham's 50th birthday celebrations and didn't post a birthday message online.

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For over a century, Latinos were absent from the state’s two U.S.

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The workers who would typically be shuffling up and down the strawberry rows were largely absent.

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The rebels eventually relented under threat of arrest, a rare power in the Texas Constitution used to compel absent members back to return to Austin when the Legislature is in session.

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