absent

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ab‧sent

adjective

• enPR: ăb'sənt, IPA ^(key): /ˈæbsənt/
• SAMPA: /{bs@nt/

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Preposition

• enPR: ăbsĕnt', IPA ^(key): /æbˈsɛnt/
• SAMPA: {b"sEnt

Adjective

Positive absent

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is absent, it means to be not in a place or missing.

   John is absent from school today.

Verb

Plain form absent

Third-person singular absents

Past tense absented

Past participle absented

Present participle absenting

1. When you absent yourself from something, you do not turn up for it and not appear.
   • Synonym: excuse

   John absented himself from the meeting as he had something on.

Preposition

Preposition absent

1. Absent means without or barring.

   Absent any problems, we should be finished in two hours.