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absent

/ˈæbsənt/

US UK

adjective

not present at a usual or expected place

They were talking about absent friends. [=friends who were not there]

an absent father who is not home most of the time

The soldier was absent without leave. [=AWOL; absent without having permission to be absent]

Most of the executives attended the meeting, but the company president was conspicuously absent. [=conspicuous by his absence; it was very noticeable that the company president was not there] - often + from

She was absent from work/school on three occasions.

not present at all :not existing

a gene that occurs in mammals but that is absent in birds

a landscape in which vegetation is almost entirely absent - sometimes + from

Vegetation is almost entirely absent from the landscape.

always used before a noun :showing that a person is thinking about something else :showing a lack of attention to what is happening or being said

He made an absent reply to her question as he continued to watch the TV.

There was an absent [=distracted] look on her face.

verb

-sents; -sented; -senting

absent yourself

formal :to go or stay away from something

He absented himself from the meeting.

preposition

US formal :in the absence of (something) :without

Absent any objections, the plan will proceed.

Absent such an agreement we can go no further.

* Các từ tương tự:
absentee, absentee ballot, absentee landlord, absenteeism, absentia, absentminded