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abstracted in Dutch

abstracted in Dutch is absent, afwezig, in gedachten verdiept — abstracted means taken away, kept apart, or separated from something else.

abstracted in Dutch

absent
adj
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
afwezig
adj
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
in gedachten verdiept
adj
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
verstrooid
adj
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

What does "abstracted" mean?

  1. adj Taken away, kept apart, or separated from something else.
  2. adj Existing only as an idea, not as something physical.
  3. adj Hard to follow or make sense of.
  4. adj Lost in thought and not paying attention to what is going on around you.
    "I'm afraid neither of us was looking where we were going. We Adrians are notoriously abstracted, are we not?"
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abstracted in a sentence

  • I'm afraid neither of us was looking where we were going. We Adrians are notoriously abstracted, are we not?

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What is "abstracted" in Dutch?
"abstracted" in Dutch is absent, afwezig, in gedachten verdiept. abstracted means: Taken away, kept apart, or separated from something else.
Are there other ways to say "abstracted" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 4 translations listed for "abstracted": absent, afwezig, in gedachten verdiept, verstrooid.
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