Meaning & Definition of Absent in English
English⟶
Absent
/æbsənt/
verb
1. Go away or leave
- "He absented himself"
synonym:
- absent,
- remove
adjective
1. Not being in a specified place
synonym:
- absent
2. Nonexistent
- "The thumb is absent"
- "Her appetite was lacking"
synonym:
- lacking,
- absent,
- missing,
- wanting
3. Lost in thought
- Showing preoccupation
- "An absent stare"
- "An absentminded professor"
- "The scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
synonym:
- absent,
- absentminded,
- abstracted,
- scatty
Examples of using
She's been absent from school for five days.
She's absent because she's sick.
Is it true that you were absent yesterday?