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Meaning of 'absent'
Meaning of 'absent' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Absent 
[ a.]
- Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not
present. [ a.]- Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.
- Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.
2. Absent [ v. t.]
- To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as
to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun. [ v. t.]- To withhold from being present.
Meaning of 'absent' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. absent [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- go away or leave
- go away or leave
Example in sentence:
- He absented himself
2. absent [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- lost in thought; showing preoccupation
- lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Example in sentence:
- an absent stare;
- an absentminded professor;
- the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
Meaning (3):
- nonexistent
- nonexistent
Example in sentence:
- her appetite was lacking;
- the thumb is absent
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