afwezig — meaning in English
Dutch → English · translate English → Dutch instead
English meaning
- absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- abstracted adj Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
- preoccupied adjective So absorbed in one's own thoughts or concerns that one pays little attention to anything else.
Senses
afwezig 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- absent (not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.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.]
- absent (not comparable) Not existing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- absent (comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
- absent-minded Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- abstract (archaic) Absent-minded. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
- abstracted Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- preoccupied Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere. [from 19th c.]
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.
abstract — full definition
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.