Meaning & use
absent
Not present at a place or event where one would normally be expected.
See it in a sentence
Three students were absent from class due to the flu outbreak.
He seemed absent during the meeting, as if his mind were somewhere else.
A note on using this word
Absent can describe physical absence from a place or a mental state of being distracted and inattentive.
Words with a similar meaning
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