absent

  • 31absent — 1. adjective /ˈæb.sənt/ a) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present. Expecting absent friends. b) Not existing; lacking. The part was rudimental or absent …

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  • 32absent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not present] Syn. away, missing, elsewhere, gone, gone out, vanished, moved, removed, flown, not at home, not present, out, wanting, lacking, nonexistent, nonattendant, abroad, lost, overseas, out of sight, nowhere to be …

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  • 33absent — [14] Absent is based ultimately on the Latin verb ‘to be’, esse. To this was added the prefix ab ‘away’, giving Latin abesse ‘be away’; and the present participial stem of abesse was absent . Hence, via Old French, the adjective absent and the… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 34absent — [14] Absent is based ultimately on the Latin verb ‘to be’, esse. To this was added the prefix ab ‘away’, giving Latin abesse ‘be away’; and the present participial stem of abesse was absent . Hence, via Old French, the adjective absent and the… …

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  • 35Absent — wikt:absent …

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  • 36absent — adjective abs(ə)nt 1》 not present. 2》 showing a lack of attention. verb ab sɛnt (absent oneself) stay or go away. preposition abs(ə)nt N. Amer. without. Derivatives absently adverb Origin ME: via OFr. from L. absens, absent , pres. participle of… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37absent — [ˈæbs(ə)nt] adj 1) not in the place where you should be Ant: present He s been absent from school for three days.[/ex] 2) formal missing from a place or situation The story has been absent from the news for weeks.[/ex] …

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  • 38absent — adjective /ˈæbsənt / (say absuhnt) 1. not in a certain place at a given time; away (opposed to present). 2. lacking: revenge is absent from his mind. 3. absent minded. –verb (t) /əbˈsɛnt / (say uhb sent) 4. to take or keep (oneself) away: *15th… …

  • 39absent — adj. & v. adj. 1 a not present. b (foll. by from) not present at or in. 2 not existing. 3 inattentive to the matter in hand. v.refl. 1 stay away. 2 withdraw. Derivatives: absently adv. (in sense 3 of adj.). Etymology: ME ult. f. L absent pres.… …

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  • 40absent — is., Fr. absent Pelinden yapılan sert bir içki …

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