absent

ab·sent

 (ăb′sənt)

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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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin absēns, 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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ab′sent·ly adv.

absent

adj

1. away or not present

2. lacking; missing

3. inattentive; absent-minded

vb

(tr) to remove (oneself) or keep away

[C14: from Latin absent-, stem of absēns, present participle of abesse to be away]

abˈsenter n

ab•sent

(adj., prep. ˈæb sənt; v. æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt) adj.

1. not in a certain place at a given time; away; missing; not present: absent from class.

2. lacking; nonexistent: Revenge was absent from his mind.

3. not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded: an absent expression.

v.t.

4. to take or keep (oneself) away.

prep.

5. in the absence of; without.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin absent-, s. of absēns, present participle of abesse to be away =ab- ab- + esse to be]

absent

1. 'absent'

If someone is absent from a meeting, ceremony, or place, they are not there.

Gary O'Neil has been absent from training because of a stomach virus.

Their children are frequently absent from school.

You use from after absent in sentences like these. Don't use 'at'.

If it is clear what meeting, ceremony, or place you are talking about, you can simply say that someone is absent.

The Mongolian delegate to the assembly was absent.

2. 'not at' and 'not there'

Absent is a fairly formal word. In conversation and in less formal writing, you say that someone is not at a meeting, ceremony, or place, or that they are not there.

She wasn't at Molly's wedding.

I looked in the kitchen but Magda wasn't there.

absent

Past participle: absented
Gerund: absenting

Imperative

absent

absent

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"

absent

adjective

1. away, missing, gone, lacking, elsewhere, unavailable, not present, truant, nonexistent, nonattendant He has been absent from his desk for two weeks.
away present, attendant, in attendance

2. absent-minded, blank, unconscious, abstracted, vague, distracted, unaware, musing, vacant, preoccupied, empty, absorbed, careless, bemused, oblivious, negligent, dreamy, daydreaming, faraway, thoughtless, inadvertent, unthinking, neglectful, heedless, inattentive, unmindful, unobservant, unheeding 'Nothing,' she said in an absent way.
absent-minded aware, conscious, alert, thoughtful, attentive

absent yourself stay away, withdraw, depart, keep away, truant, abscond, play truant, slope off (informal), bunk off (slang), remove yourself He pleaded guilty to absenting himself without leave.

Quotations
"Greater things are believed of those who are absent" [Tacitus Histories]

absent

adjective

1. Not present:

away, gone, missing, wanting.

2. Deficient in a usual or needed amount:

lacking, wanting.

3. So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings:

absent-minded, abstracted, bemused, distrait, faraway, inattentive, preoccupied.

Idiom: a million miles away.

Translations

غَائِبغائِبيُبعد ، يُغيِّب

nepřítomnýneúčastnit se

fraværendeholde sig vækudebliveborte

abwesendfernbleibenabsent

απώναφηρημένοςλείπωανύπαρκτοςαπουσιάζω

ausenteausentarsedistraídofalta

poissa oleva

absentabsenter

odsutan

fjarverandihalda frá/fjarri

assenteassentarsiessere assentemancantemancare

不在の

부재의

absensabsumamens

išsiblaškęsišsiblaškymasnebuvimasnedalyvaujantisnedalyvauti

neierasties kaut kurpromesošs

afwezigbehalveuitgezonderdverstrooidvertrekken

fraværendeholde seg borteborte

nieobecny

ausenteausentar

отсутствующий

odsoten

frånvarande

ขาด

yokgitmemek

vắng mặt

缺席缺席的不在

absent

A. [ˈæbsənt] ADJ

1. (= not present) [person, thing] → ausente
"to absent friends!" (toast) → "¡por los amigos ausentes!"
to be absent → faltar (from a) to be absent from school → faltar al colegio
he has been absent from his desk for two weeks → lleva dos semanas sin aparecer por el despacho
absent without leave (Mil) → ausente sin permiso
to go absent without leave → ausentarse sin permiso

2. (= absent-minded) → ausente, distraído
she was absent, preoccupied → estaba ausente or distraída, preocupada
an absent stare → una mirada ausente or distraída

3. (= lacking) a spirit of compromise was noticeably absent from the meeting → en la reunión la voluntad de llegar a un acuerdo brilló por su ausencia

B. [æbˈsent] VT to absent o.s. → ausentarse (from de)

absent

[ˈæbs^ənt]

adj

(= not present) [pupil, father] → absent(e)
to be absent → être absent(e)
to be absent from work → être absent(e) du travail
to be absent from school → être absent(e) de l'école
absent without leave (MILITARY) → en absence irrégulière

(= distracted) [person, manner] → absent(e)

[æbˈsɛnt] vt
to absent o.s. from sth → quitter qch

absent

adj

(= not present) person → abwesend, nicht da; to be absent from school/work → in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen; absent! (Sch) → fehlt!; why were you absent from class? → warum warst du nicht in der Stunde?, warum hast du gefehlt?; to be or go absent without leave (Mil) → sich unerlaubt von der Truppe entfernen; absent parent → nicht betreuender Elternteil; to absent friends! → auf unsere abwesenden Freunde!

(= absent-minded) expression, look → (geistes)abwesend; in an absent moment → in einem Augenblick geistiger Abwesenheit

(= lacking) to be absent → fehlen

vr to absent oneself (from) (= not go, not appear) → fernbleiben (+dat, → von); (= leave temporarily) → sich zurückziehen or absentieren (hum, geh) → (von)

absent

[adj ˈæbs/ənt; vb æbˈsɛnt]

1. adj (person) → assente; (thing) → assente, mancante (fig) (also absent-minded) → distratto/a
to be absent without leave (Mil) → essere assente ingiustificato/a

2. vt to absent o.s. from sth → non presentarsi a qc

absent

(ˈӕbsənt) adjective

not present. Johnny was absent from school with a cold. afwesig غَائِب отсъствуващ ausente nepřítomný abwesend fraværende; borte απώνausente puudub غایب poissa oleva absent נֶעדָר מְ- अनुपस्थित odsutan hiányzik mangkir fjarverandi assente 欠席の 결석한 nesantis, nedalyvaujantis promesošs tidak hadir afwezigfraværende, bortenieobecny غير حاضر ausente absent отсутствующий neprítomný odsoten odsutan frånvarande ไม่มา yok 不在場 відсутній غیر حاضر vắng mặt 缺席的

(əbˈsent) verb

to keep (oneself) away. He absented himself from the meeting. verskoon يُبعد ، يُغيِّب бягам от ausentar-se neúčastnit se fernbleiben holde sig væk; udeblive απουσιάζωausentarse puuduma غایب شدن jättäytyä pois s'absenter לְהֵעָדֵר , לְהֵיעָדֵר अनुपस्थित होना izostati távol marad meninggalkan halda (sig) frá/fjarri assentarsi 欠席する 결석[결근]하다 nedalyvauti neierasties kaut kur tidak hadir wegblijvenholde seg borte nie stawić się غيرحاضر كيدل ausentar-se a lipsi уклоняться nezúčastniť sa ne udeležiti se odsustvovati utebli, hålla sig borta ไม่เข้าร่วม gitmemek 缺席 бути відсутнім; ухилятися від чого غیر حاضر ہونا không có mặt 不在，缺席

ˈabsence noun

1. the condition of not being present. His absence was noticed. afwesigheid غِيَاب отсъствие ausência absence die Abwesenheit fravær; fraværelse απουσίαausencia puudumine غیبت poissaolo absence העדרות, היעדרות अनुपस्थिति odsutnost távollét ketidakhadiran fjarvera assenza 欠席 부재 nebuvimas neierašanās ketidakhadiran afwezigheidfraværnieobecność غيابت ausência absenţă отсутствие absencia odsotnost odsustvo frånvaro การขาด yokluk 缺席 відсутність غیر حاضری sự vắng mặt 缺席

2. a time during which a person etc is not present. After an absence of five years he returned home. afwesigheid إخْتِفَاء، غِيَاب отсъствие ausência nepřítomnost die Abwesenheit fravær; fraværelse περίοδος απουσίας ausencia äraolek غیبت poissaoloaika absence העדרות, היעדרות गैरमौजूदगी odsutnost kimaradás tidak ada fjarvera assenza 不在 부재 기간 nebuvimas prombūtne tidak ada afwezigheidfraværnieobecność غيابت ausência absenţă период отсутствия neprítomnosť odsotnost odsustvovanje bortovaro การไม่อยู่ olmayış 不在的期間 відлучитися; бути відсутнім جدائی sự vắng mặt 不在，不在场的次数或时间

ˌabsenˈtee noun

a person who is not present, especially frequently (eg at work, school etc). afwesige الغَائِب човек, който отсъствува/стои настрани от нещо ausente nepřítomná osoba (häufig) der/die Abwesende(r) fraværende (person); skulker; pjækker συστηματικά απών absentista puuduja غایب poissaoleva absentéisteנעדר, נפקד, ניפקד अनुपस्थितजन odsutna osoba rendszeresen távol maradó orang yang tidak hadir sá sem mætir ekki, skrópari assenteista 欠席者 결석[결근]자 pravaikštininkas kavētājs (darba, skolas) tidak hadir afwezigefraværende person; skulkernieobecny غايب، غير حاضر faltista absent отсутствующий absentér pogosto odsoten odsutna osoba frånvarande, skolkare ผู้ที่ไม่มา olmayan kimse, gelmeyen kimse 缺席者 відсутній غیر حاضر ہونے والا người vắng mặt 缺席者

ˌabsenˈteeism noun

being often absent from work etc without good reason. Absenteeism is a problem in some industries. afwesigheid التَغَيُّب عَن العَمَل непосещаване на събития absenteísmo absentérství häufiges Fernbleiben fravær; fraværelse; skulken; pjækken συστηματική και αδικαιολόγητη απουσία absentismo järjekindel puudumine از کار گریزی pinnaus absentéisme נעדרות, היעדרות अनुपस्थित रहने की आदत stalno izbivanje, izostajanje rendszeres távolmaradás kemangkiran fjarvistarávani, skróp assenteismo 常習欠勤 장기 결근 pravaikšta (darba) kavējums ponteng absenteïsmefravær; skulk, skoft absencja له كار څخه سترګي پټول absentismo absenteism прогул absentérstvo izostajanje odsustvovanje [ogiltig] frånvaro, skolk การขาดงานโดยไม่มีเหตุผลอันดี işe gelmeme, devamsızlık 曠職 відсутність غیر حاضر ہونا vắng mặt không có lí do 旷工，旷课

ˌabsent-ˈminded adjective

not noticing what is going on around one because one is thinking deeply. an absent-minded professor. verstrooide شَارِد الذِهْن، ذَاهِل разсеян distraído roztržitý zerstreut åndsfraværende; distræt; uopmærksom αφηρημένοςdistraído, despistado hajameelne حواس پرت hajamielinen distrait מפזר, מפוזר भूलक्कड़, मानसिक रूप से अनुपस्थित रहने वाला rastresen szórakozott linglung annars hugar, viðutan distratto ぼんやりした 멍한, 넋나간 išsiblaškęs izklaidīgs pelupa verstrooidåndsfraværende, distréroztargniony قوى فكر درلودل distraído distrat рассеянный roztržitý raztresen rasejan tankspridd ใจลอย dalgın 心不在焉的 неуважний غیر حاضر دماغ đãng trí 心不在焉的

ˌabsentˈmindedly adverb

verstrooid بِشُرُود الذِهْن، بِذُهُول разсеяно distraidamente roztržitě zerstreut uopmærksomt; åndsfraværende; distræt αφηρημένα distraídamente hajameelselt از روی حواس پرتی hajamielisesti distraitement מִתוֹך פִּזוּר נֶפֶש , מִתוֹך פִּיזוּר נֶפֶש मानसिक रूप से अनुपस्थित रहते हुए rastreseno szórakozottan tidak menyadari eins og í leiðslu, utan við sig distrattamente ぼんやりと 멍하니 per išsiblaškymą izklaidīgi lupa verstrooiduoppmerksomt; åndsfraværende w roztargnieniu په قوي فكر سره distraidamente distrat рассеянно roztržito raztreseno rasejano tankspritt อย่างใจลอย dalgın bir şekilde 心不在焉地 неуважно غیر حاضر دماغی سے một cách đãng trí 心不在焉地

ˌabsent-ˈmindedness noun

verstrooidheid ذُهُول، شُرُود الذِهْن разсеяност distração roztržitost die Zerstreutheit uopmærksomhed; åndsfraværenhed; distræthed αφηρημάδαdistracción, despiste hajameelsus حواس پرتی hajamielisyys distraction פִּזוּר נֶפֶש , פּיִזוּר נֶפֶש मानसिक अनुपस्थिति rastresenost szórakozottság sikap tidak menyadari gleymni, fjarhygli distrazione うわの空 정신이 멍한 상태 išsiblaškymas izklaidība kelupaan verstrooidheidåndsfraværelse roztargnienie د قوى حواسو او فكر درلودنه distracção neatenţie рассеянность roztržitosť, nepozornosť raztresenost rasejanost tankspriddhet อาการใจลอย dalgınlıkla, dalgın dalgın 心不在焉 неуважність غیر حاضر دماغی sự đãng trí 心不在焉

absent

→ غائِب nepřítomný fraværende abwesend απών ausente poissa oleva absent odsutan assente 不在の 부재의 afwezig fraværende nieobecny ausente отсутствующий frånvarande ขาด yok vắng mặt 缺席

absent

a. ausente; distraído-a, absorto-a.

absent

adj ausente