absent

/'æbsənt/

Definition

Adjective:
- Not present in a place: Describes someone or something that is not at a specific location where they are expected or usually found.
- Lacking; nonexistent: Indicates that something is missing or does not exist in a particular place or situation.
- Showing a lack of attention; preoccupied: Describes a manner or expression that suggests one's mind is elsewhere and not focused on the present.
Verb (reflexive: "to absent oneself"):
- To deliberately stay away or remove oneself from a place: The formal act of not attending or being present.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- Three students are absent from class today.
- Any form of leadership was completely absent from the meeting.
- She had an absent look on her face, as if thinking of something far away.
Verb:
- He absented himself from the final vote.
- The manager absented herself from the proceedings due to a conflict of interest.

Advanced Usage

"Absent from": This is the standard preposition used to indicate what or where someone/something is not present.
- His name was absent from the guest list.
"In the absence of": A common phrase meaning "while something/someone is not present" or "because something is lacking."
- In the absence of any clear evidence, the case was dropped.

Variants and Related Words

Absence (n): The state of being away or not present; a lack of something.
- Her absence was noted by everyone.
- The absence of reliable data makes analysis difficult.
Absentee (n): A person who is absent, especially from work or school.
- The company has a policy for frequent absentees.
Absent-minded (adj): Tending to forget things or be unaware of one's surroundings because one is thinking of other things. (Note: This is a compound adjective).
- The absent-minded professor left his keys in the door.

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Related Phrases

Absent without leave (AWOL): A military and formal term for being absent without permission.
- The soldier was declared AWOL after failing to return to base.
Leave of absence: Formal permission to be absent from work or duty for a period.
- She took a six-month leave of absence to travel.

Adjective

lost in thought; showing preoccupation
- an absent stare
- an absentminded professor
- the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
nonexistent
- the thumb is absent
- her appetite was lacking
not being in a specified place

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