absent
verb/æbˈsent/
/æbˈsent/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they absent | /æbˈsent/ /æbˈsent/ |
| he / she / it absents | /æbˈsents/ /æbˈsents/ |
| past simple absented | /æbˈsentɪd/ /æbˈsentɪd/ |
| past participle absented | /æbˈsentɪd/ /æbˈsentɪd/ |
| -ing form absenting | /æbˈsentɪŋ/ /æbˈsentɪŋ/ |
- absent yourself (from something) to not go to or be in a place where you are expected to be
- He had absented himself from the office for the day.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin absens, absent- ‘being absent’, present participle of abesse, from ab- ‘from, away’ + esse ‘to be’.Want to learn more?
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