ABSENT meaning: Not present at a location

We found 33 dictionaries that define the word absent:

General (27 matching dictionaries)

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Business (1 matching dictionary)

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Computing (1 matching dictionary)

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Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ adjective:  (not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
▸ adjective:  (not comparable) Not existing; lacking.
▸ adjective:  (comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
▸ noun:  (with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
▸ noun:  (obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.
▸ verb:  (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
▸ verb:  (transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.
▸ verb:  (transitive, rare) Leave.

Opposite:

present, available, attending, existent, here

Types:

absent-minded, absent from work, absent from school, absent from meeting, absent from party, absent from game, more...

Phrases:

absent minded, absent voters, absent voter, absent mindedness, absent oneself, more...

Adjectives:

present, pent, sweet, normal, total, dead, fair, percent, thrombocytopenia, more, suggestive

Colors:

gray, black, white, beige, pale blue, charcoal, silver, ivory, taupe, smoke

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