elders met zijn gedachten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
Senses
elders met zijn gedachten is used for these senses in English:
- 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.]
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.