absent — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
- abstracted adj Taken away, kept apart, or separated from something else.
Senses
absent is used for these senses in English:
- absent (not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- abstracted Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
absent — full definition
- adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
- adj Distracted or lost in thought; not paying attention to what is happening.
- verb To deliberately keep oneself away from somewhere.
abstracted — full definition
- adj Taken away, kept apart, or separated from something else.
- adj Existing only as an idea, not as something physical.
- adj Hard to follow or make sense of.
- adj Lost in thought and not paying attention to what is going on around you.
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