Meaning & use

absent

adjective·Everyday

Not present at a place or event where one would normally be expected.

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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.

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