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absent

AdjectiveTransitive Verbverb (reflexive)

Meanings

Adjective

[[]][Not present in a place][at an occasion][or in a particular state.]

The student was absent from school for three days.

Adjective

[[]][Not thinking about the present surroundings or the current conversation][often due to preoccupation.]

He had an absent look on his face as he stared out the window.

Transitive Verb

[~ something]

To remove something from a place or to make it no longer present.

"The editor decided to absent the controversial paragraph from the final draft."

verb (reflexive)

[~ oneself from something]

To deliberately stay away from a place or event.

"She chose to absent herself from the meeting to avoid the conflict."

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