absent

//ˈæb.sənt//
B1Frequency Level 9Neutral
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Adjective

absentCanonical form
1

Not present in a place or at an event.

She was absent from school yesterday.

2

Not existing; lacking.

Evidence of his involvement was completely absent.

3

Showing that one is not paying attention to what is happening around them; distracted.

She had an absent look on her face during the meeting.

Verb

absentInfinitive
absentPresent tense
absentedPast tense
absentedPast participle
absentingPresent participle
absentsThird-person singular
1

To stay away from a place or event, especially deliberately.

He decided to absent himself from the meeting.