definition of the word absent

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From Middle French absent < Old French ausent < Latin absent-, the stem of absens, present participle of abesse (“‘to be away from’”), formed from ab + esse (“‘to be’”).

(RP, US) enPR: ăb'sənt, IPA: /ˈæb.sənt/, SAMPA: /{b.s@nt/

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absent

Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well, II-iii — Expecting absent friends.
Not existing; lacking.

The part was rudimental or absent.
Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Chesterfield — What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man.

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