Sekirov Dictionary

absent

/æbˈsɛnt/

verb 5
/ˈæb.sn̩t/ adjective 3
/ˈæb.sn̩t/ noun 2
/ˈæb.sn̩t/ preposition 1
forms 7

verb5

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[with oneself] to stay away or go away from a place or event where one is expected to be, used with words such as "himself" and "themselves"
- Most of the men are retired, jobless, or have otherwise temporarily absented themselves from the workplace.
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(rare) To omit.
- Such sequences draw attention to the affective appeals that environmental documentary typically makes, precisely by absenting those appeals. — 2018
(rare) Leave.
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(no longer used) To keep (someone) away.
- Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more — 1667
(no longer used) Stay away; withdraw.

absent

/ˈæb.sn̩t/

adjective3

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Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
- Owing to his own illness and then his family's, Ramzi has often been absent from class this month. We will help him catch up with his studies.
- When they were able to return to the clinic some months later, certain pieces of equipment were absent.
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Not existing.
- The body part was rudimentary or absent in 1% of specimens.
- Empathy seemed to be absent from the messages.
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Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
- Tom was there, but he seemed absent and withdrawn. Normally he is quite present [= engaged] during a meeting.

noun2

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Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
- The Applause he met with exceeds all belief of the Absent. — 1772
(Scotland, no longer used) An absentee; a person who is not there.

preposition1

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In the absence of; without; except.
- Absent taxes modern governments cannot function.

forms

absented · absenting · absenteth · absents · absentest · absenter · absentest

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