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Definition of absent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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absent

adjective
 
absent pronunciation English ˈæbsənt absent pronunciation American ˈæbsənt
1 absent (from …) not in a place because of illness, etcto be absent from work
Opposite
present
2 absent (from something) not present in somethingLove was totally absent from his childhood.
Opposite
present
3 showing that you are not really looking at or thinking about what is happening around youan absent expression see also absently