absent
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
Adjective 3 meanings
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.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.”
Not existing.
“The body part was rudimentary or absent in 1% of specimens.”
Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
Noun 1 meaning
Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
Preposition 1 meaning
In the absence of; without; except.
“Absent taxes modern governments cannot function.”
Verb 1 meaning
To keep (oneself) away.
“Most of the men are retired, jobless, or have otherwise temporarily absented themselves from the workplace.”
Etymology
From Middle English absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, and their source, Latin absens, present participle of absum (“to be away from”), from ab (“away”) + sum (“to be”).
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ABSENT at a glance
ABSENT has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (A 1 + B 3 + S 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,193 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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