absent
/ˈæb.sn̩t/verb, adjective2 syllables
Absent means: not being in a specified place.
Synonyms for absent13
Opposites of absent
What does absent mean?4
adjective
1
not being in a specified place
2
nonexistent“the thumb is absent”
3
lost in thought; showing preoccupation“an absent stare”
verb
1
stay away or leave“He absented himself”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Absent in a sentence
- I went to see the doctor, only to find him absent.CK
- He was absent from school today, as is often the case with him.unknown
- I went all the way to see my friend, only to find him absent.unknown
- If anybody is still absent, please send their names to me.sysko
- Since he had a bad cold, he was absent from school today.CH
- I would have asked about it, but he was absent.mervert1
- Having a bad cold, he was absent from school today.Dejo
- He didn't do that out of meanness, but rather out of absent-mindedness.unknown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of absent
as a verb
- past tense
- absented
- present participle
- absenting
- third-person singular
- absents
- past participle
- absented
as a adjective
- comparative
- absenter
- superlative
- absentest