absent
Use Absent in a sentence
sənt; adjective
1.
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing ( opposed to present ): absent from class.
2.
lacking; nonexistent: Revenge is absent from his mind.
3.
not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded: an absent look on his face.
verb (used with object)
4.
to take or keep (oneself) away: to absent oneself from a meeting.
preposition
5.
in the absence of; without: Absent some catastrophe, stock-market prices should soon improve.
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| absent | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | away or not present |
| 2. | lacking; missing |
| 3. | inattentive; absent-minded |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to remove (oneself) or keep away |
| [C14: from Latin absent-, stem of absēns, present participle of abesse to be away] | |
| ab'senter | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Barking is common in domesticated dogs, but infrequent if not downright absent in their wild counterparts.
Obviously the stress of weight-bearing is absent in space.
Commonly reported feelings of relief or elation were absent.
If the workplace experience is absent from students' lives, long hours are not.
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