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   Ab·sent

   adjective

   • 1. not present in a place, at an occasion, or as part of something: "most students were absent from school at least once" Similar awayoffoutnot presentnonattendingtruantnot workingnot at workoff dutyon leaveon annual leavegonemissinglackingunavailablenonexistentin absentiainformal:AWOLon holidayinformal:bunking offskivingwaggingOpposite present
   • 2. (of an expression or manner) showing that someone is not paying attention to what is being said or done: "she looked up with an absent smile" Similar distractedpreoccupiedinattentivevagueabsorbedabstractedunheedingobliviousdistraitabsentmindeddaydreamingdreamydreamingfar awaysomewhere elsemusingwoolgatheringwith one's head in the cloudsin a world of one's ownlost in thoughtin a brown studyblankemptyvacantvacuousinformal:miles awaynot with usOpposite attentivealert

   verb

   • 1. go away or remain away: "halfway through the meal, he absented himself from the table"

   preposition

   • 1. without: formal North American "employees could not be fired absent other evidence"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin absens, absent- ‘being absent’, present participle of abesse, from ab- ‘from, away’ + esse ‘to be’.

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   What does absent mean in school?

   • What does chronically absent mean? Chronically absent means a child enrolled in a school under the jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education whose total number of absences, at any time during a school year, is equal to or greater than 10 percent of the total numbers of days a student is enrolled during such school year.

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   What does being absent mean?

   • For older students, being chronically absent is strongly associated with failing at school―even more than low grades or test scores. When absences add up, these students are more likely to be suspended and drop out of high school. Chronic absenteeism is also linked with teen substance use, as well as poor health as adults.

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   What does the word absent mean?

   • absent du bureau. out of office. il est absent. is absent. être absent verb. to be missing, absent, cut school, play truant.

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   How to use "absent" in a sentence?

   • absent (adj): not present; away; not being in a specified placeUse 'absent' in a sentence He was absent because of illness. She has been absent since last Wednesday. Why were you absent yesterday? He is often absent from school. How long has she been absent from school?Back to “3000 Most Common Words in English”

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › absentABSENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ABSENT meaning: 1. not in the place where you are expected to be, especially at school or work: 2. not existing…. Learn more.

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   Definition of absent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › absentABSENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈæbs ə nt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. B1. not in the place where you are expected to be, especially at school or work: He has been absent from school all week. (Definition of absent from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of absent. in Chinese (Traditional)

6. www.wordreference.com › definition › absentabsent - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   not in a certain place at a given time; not present: He was absent from class again. lacking; nonexistent: Revenge was absent from his mind. not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded:[ before a noun] an absent stare. v. [ ~ + oneself (+ from + object)] to take or keep (oneself ) away: to absent oneself from a meeting.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › absentABSENT definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   3 days ago · 1. adjective. If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there. He has been absent from his desk for two weeks. The pictures, too, were absent from the walls. Synonyms: away, missing, gone, lacking More Synonyms of absent. 2. adjective.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › Absentness&Absent Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class. lacking; nonexistent: Revenge is absent from his mind. not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded: an absent look on his face.

9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › absentabsent - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   4 days ago · absent (third-person singular simple present absents, present participle absenting, simple past and past participle absented) ( reflexive) To keep (oneself) away. Most of the men are retired, jobless, or have otherwise temporarily absented themselves from the workplace. ( transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.