not+absent

  • 41absent — 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… …

  • 42not a few — phrasal : quite a few not a few of the members were absent a custom followed in not a few countries * * * not a few A good number (of) • • • Main Entry: ↑few * * * a considerable number his fiction has caused not a few readers …

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  • 43absent — a. 1. Away, gone, not present. 2. Abstracted, preoccupied, inattentive, dreaming, musing, lost, napping, absent minded, in a brown study …

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  • 44absent-minded — adj 1. musing, meditative, meditating, cogitative, cogitating; contemplative, contemplating, pondering, brooding, mulling over, ruminant, ruminative, ruminating, chewing, chewing one s cud, deliberating, reflective, reflecting; pensive,… …

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  • 45absent yourself — if you absent yourself from a place, you leave it or do not go there, although you are expected to be there …

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  • 46absent fail — /æbsənt ˈfeɪl/ (say absuhnt fayl) noun 1. a grading given to a student who has not completed one or more of the required assessment tasks or other compulsory components for a course. –verb (i) 2. to be given such a grade. Abbrev.: AF Also, fail… …

  • 47absent — Synonyms and related words: absconded, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, away, bemused, castle building, daydreaming, daydreamy, deficient, deleted, departed, disappeared, distrait, dreaming, dreamy, drowsing, ecstatic, elsewhere, engrossed,… …

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  • 48absent — ab·sent || æbsÉ™nt v. stay away, withdraw oneself adj. not present; preoccupied, lost in thought …

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  • 49absent one's self — Be not present, stay away, keep away, keep aloof, hold aloof …

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  • 50absent — Being away from; at a distance from; not in company with …

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