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Definition of absent verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

absent

verb

NAmE//æbˈsɛnt//

absent yourself (from something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they absent

he / she / it absents

past simple absented

-ing form absenting

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.

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