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absent
English
Alternative forms
- abs.
Etymology 1
From Middle English absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, and their source, Latin absens, present participle of absum (“to be away from”), from ab (“away”) + sum (“to be”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?æb.sn?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æb.sn?t/, enPR: ?b's?nt
Adjective
absent (comparative absenter, superlative absentest)
- (not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- (not comparable) Not existing; lacking. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- (sometimes comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
Antonyms
- present
Related terms
- absence
- absentee
- absenteeism
- absentia, in absentia
Translations
Noun
absent (plural absents)
- (with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there. [from 15th c.]
- 1772, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, 30 May:
- The Applause he met with exceeds all belief of the Absent.
- 1947, Cecil Day Lewis, Poetic Image:
- That very sense of longing, of yearning for the absent, which 'nostalgia' conveys to us now.
- 1772, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, 30 May:
- (obsolete) An absentee; a person who is not there. [15th–19th c.]
Preposition
absent
- In the absence of; without; except. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English absenten, from Old French absenter, from Late Latin absent?re (“keep away, be away”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æb?s?nt/, enPR: ?bs?nt'
- (US) IPA(key): /æb?s?nt/
Verb
absent (third-person singular simple present absents, present participle absenting, simple past and past participle absented)
- (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
- This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.
- (transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- (intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 18th century.]
- (transitive, rare) Leave. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Basnet, Batens, abnets, basnet, besant
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abs?ns, abs?ntem. Doublet of ausent.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?p?sent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?p?sen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ap?sent/
Adjective
absent (masculine and feminine plural absents)
- absent
- Antonym: present
Related terms
- absència
Further reading
- “absent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abs?ns, abs?ntem. Compare the popular form ausent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ap.s??/
Adjective
absent (feminine singular absente, masculine plural absents, feminine plural absentes)
- absent
- absent-minded
Derived terms
- aux abonnés absents
- absent le chat, les souris dansent
Related terms
- absence
Noun
absent m (plural absents)
- absentee; missing person
Further reading
- “absent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- basent
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
absent (not comparable)
- absent, not present
- absent-minded
Declension
Norman
Etymology
From Old French ausent, relatinized on the model of its ancestor, Latin abs?ns (“absent, missing”), present active participle of absum, abesse (“be away, be absent”).
Adjective
absent m
- (Jersey) absent
Derived terms
- absemment (“absently”)
Romanian
Etymology
From French absent, Latin abs?ns, abs?ntem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab?sent/, /ap?sent/
Adjective
absent m or n (feminine singular absent?, masculine plural absen?i, feminine and neuter plural absente)
- absent
- Antonym: prezent
Related terms
Further reading
- absent in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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awanting
English
Etymology
a- +? wanting
Adjective
awanting (not comparable)
- missing; wanting; deficient or absent
- 1852?: William Hamilton
- In either case criticism was required, and criticism was awanting.
- 1852?: William Hamilton
References
- awanting in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914) , “awanting”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume I (A–C), revised edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., OCLC 1078064371.
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