absent
IPA: ˈæbsʌnt
noun
- (with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
- (obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.
verb
- (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
- (transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.
- (intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.
- (transitive, rare) Leave.
adjective
- (not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
- (not comparable) Not existing; lacking.
- (comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
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