truant
verb/ˈtruːənt/
/ˈtruːənt/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they truant | /ˈtruːənt/ /ˈtruːənt/ |
| he / she / it truants | /ˈtruːənts/ /ˈtruːənts/ |
| past simple truanted | /ˈtruːəntɪd/ /ˈtruːəntɪd/ |
| past participle truanted | /ˈtruːəntɪd/ /ˈtruːəntɪd/ |
| -ing form truanting | /ˈtruːəntɪŋ/ /ˈtruːəntɪŋ/ |
- (of a child) to stay away from school without permission
- A number of pupils have been truanting regularly.
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