absent

ab·sent  (bsnt)

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. (b-snt) 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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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin absns, absent-, present participle of abesse, to be away : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + esse, to be; see es- in Indo-European roots.]

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absent·ly adv.

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absent

Adjective

1. not present in a place or situation

2. lacking

3. not paying attention

Verb

absent oneself to stay away [Latin absens]

absently adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	absent - go away or leave; "He absented himself" remove disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
Adj.	1.	absent - not being in a specified place present - being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
	2.	absent - nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" wanting, lacking, missing nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent"
	3.	absent - lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" absentminded, abstracted, scatty inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

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absent

adjective 1. away, missing, gone, lacking, elsewhere, unavailable, not present, truant, nonexistent, nonattendant << OPPOSITE present

adjective 2. absent-minded, blank, unconscious, abstracted, vague, distracted, unaware, musing, vacant, preoccupied, empty, absorbed, bemused, oblivious, dreamy, daydreaming, faraway, unthinking, heedless, inattentive, unheeding << OPPOSITE alert

absent yourself stay away, withdraw, depart, keep away, truant, abscond, play truant, slope off (informal) bunk off (slang) remove yourself

Translations

absent [ˈæbsənt] adj → ausente;

absent without leave (AWOL) → ausente sin permiso

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absent [ˈæbsənt] adj → absent(e);

absent without leave (AWOL) (Mil) → en absence irrégulière

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absent [ˈæbsənt] adj → abwesend, nicht da

vt to absent o.s. from → fernbleiben +dat;

to be absent → fehlen;

to be absent without leave (Mil) → sich unerlaubt von der Truppe entfernen

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absent [ˈæbsənt] adj → assente;

to be absent without leave (AWOL) (MIL etc) → essere assente ingiustificato