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absent

Pronunciation: /ˈæb.sn̩t/

The English word “absent” has 11 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
  2. Not existing.
  3. Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.

noun

  1. Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
  2. An absentee; a person who is not there.

preposition

  1. In the absence of; without; except.

verb

  1. To keep (oneself) away.
  2. To keep (someone) away.
  3. Stay away; withdraw.
  4. Leave.
  5. To omit.

Etymology

From Middle English absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, and their source, Latin absens, present participle of absum (“to be away from”), from ab (“away”) + sum (“to be”).

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