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- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb, preposition
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
aeb
s nt
for adj. and prep.
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| definition 1: |
not in the expected or required place.
The flu caused many employees to be absent last month.Why were you absent from school yesterday?The old clock was now absent from its familiar place on the wall.- synonyms:
- gone
- antonyms:
- present
- similar words:
- away, missing, off, out, truant
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| definition 2: |
inattentive.
He looked at the professor, but his mind remained absent.- synonyms:
- faraway, inattentive, oblivious
- antonyms:
- attentive
- similar words:
- absent-minded, absorbed, distracted, preoccupied, thoughtless, unthinking
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| related words: |
absentee, lost |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
aeb
sent
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| inflections: |
absents, absenting, absented |
| definition: |
to take (oneself) away.
Claiming that he was ill, he absented himself from the meeting.- antonyms:
- present
- similar words:
- excuse, exempt, leave, remove, retire, withdraw
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| part of speech: |
preposition |
| pronunciation: |
aeb
snt
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| definition: |
without; in the absence of.
Absent clear data, it's impossible to judge the effectiveness of the drug. |
| derivations: |
absently (adv.), absentness (n.) |
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