not+absent

  • 21absent — 1 adjective 1 not at work, school, a meeting etc, because you are sick or decide not to go (+ from): students who are regularly absent from school 2 absent look/expression etc a look etc that shows you are not paying attention to or thinking… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22absent — I UK [ˈæbs(ə)nt] / US [ˈæbsənt] adjective ** 1) not in the place where you should be or are expected to be How many of them are absent without permission? absent from: He s been absent from school for three days. 2) formal missing from a place or …

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  • 23absent — ab•sent adj., prep. [[t]ˈæb sənt[/t]] v. [[t]æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt[/t]] 1) not in a certain place at a given time; away; missing; not present: absent from class[/ex] 2) lacking; nonexistent: Revenge was absent from his mind[/ex] 3) not attentive;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24absent — absentation /ab seuhn tay sheuhn/, n. absenter, n. absentness, n. adj., prep. /ab seuhnt/; v. /ab sent , ab seuhnt/, adj. 1. not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class. 2. lacking; nonexistent:… …

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  • 25Absent in the Spring — infobox Book | name = Absent in the Spring title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Mary Westmacott (pseudonym of Agatha Christie) illustrator = cover artist = Not known country = United… …

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  • 26absent — 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 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 27Absent Friends (Dad's Army episode) — Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=032 – Absent Friends script=Jimmy Perry and David Croftcite book|title=The Complete A Z of Dad’s Army|author=Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard|date=2000|publisher=Orion|ISBN= 0 75284 637 X] …

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  • 28absent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin absent , absens, present participle of abesse to be absent, from ab + esse to be more at is Date: 14th century 1. not present or attending ; missing 2. not existing ; lacking < …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29Absent-minded professor — The absent minded professor is a stock character of popular fiction usually portrayed as an academic with important information, but whose focus on their learning leads him to ignore or forget his surroundings.The stereotype is very old; a story&#8230; …

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  • 30absent — 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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