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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryab·sent I \ˈab-sənt\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin absent-, absens, present participle of abesse to be absent, from ab- + esse to be — more at is DATE 14th century1. not present or attending : missing2. not existing : lacking danger in a situation where power is absent — M. H. Trytten3. lost in thought : not attentiveSynonyms: see abstracted• ab·sent·ly adverb II \ab-ˈsent, ˈab-ˌ\ transitive verb DATE 15th century: to keep (oneself) away III \ˈab-sənt\ preposition DATE 1944: in the absence of : withoutEnglish Etymologyabsent 1. absent (adj.) late 14c., from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. absent (O.Frhttp://O.Fr. ausent), from L. absentem(nom. absens), prp. of abesse (see absence). 2. absent (v.) "to keep away" (from), c.1400, from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. absenter, from L.L. absentare "cause to be away," from L. absentem; see absent (adj.).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ absentab·sent adjective/ 5AbsEnt / 1. ~ (from sth) not in a place because of illness, etc. 缺席；不在: to be absent from work 缺勤 OPP present 2. ~ (from sth) not present in sth 不存在；缺少: Love was totally absent from his childhood. 他童年时根本没有受到疼爱。 OPP present 3. showing that you are not really looking at or thinking about what is happening around you 心不在焉的；出神的: an absent expression 心不在焉的神情 ⇨ see also absentlyverb/ Ab5sent / [VN] ~ yourself (from sth) (formal) to not go to or be in a place where you are expected to be 缺席；不参加；不在: He had absented himself from the office for the day. 这一天他没有去办公室上班。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishabsent adj. VERBS be | remain ADV. completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly | virtually | largely | temporarily | conspicuously, markedly, notably, noticeably, strikingly Local people were conspicuously absent from the meeting. | strangely He played with an abandon that was strangely absent from his performance last week. PREP. from He was absent from work for two weeks. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: absent over leave , or absent treatment , or absent voter , or absent without leaveab·sentI. \ˈabsənt\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin absent-, absens, present participle of abesse to be away, be absent, from ab- ab- (I) + esse to be — more at is1. : not present or not attending < absent committee members >: being elsewhere : missing < absent at roll call >: being away < absent from home > < absent friends >2. : not existing in a place < a species totally absent in the Great Lakes >: lacking < danger in a situation where power is absent — M.H.Trytten >3. sometimes -er/-est : inattentive < his look had grown absent, as if he were calling up memories — William Black >: preoccupied < drew near to the fireplace, and looked into the flames in an absent mood — Thomas Hardy >• ab·sent·ly adverbII. \abˈsent, əb-\ transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English absenten, from Middle French absenter, from Late Latin absentare, from Latin absent-, absens: to keep away < absents himself entirely from all fellowship — R.L.Stevenson >III. \ˈabsənt\ prepositionEtymology: absent (I) : in the absence of < under this definition, absent any other facts, there arises an implied contract — Journal American Medical Association >

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