Absent

Pronunciation: /ˈæbsənt/

Definitions of absent

verb to be away or not present

Example Sentences

A1 She is absent from school today.

A2 He was absent from work last week.

B1 The teacher will mark you absent if you don't attend class.

B2 The CEO was absent from the important meeting.

C1 The judge decided to absent himself from the case due to a conflict of interest.

C2 The artist's absence from the exhibition was noticeable to all attendees.

adjective not present; missing

Example Sentences

A1 The student was absent from school yesterday.

A2 She was absent from the meeting due to illness.

B1 The absent employee will need to catch up on the missed work.

B2 The absent-minded professor often forgets where he left his keys.

C1 Her absence from the team meeting was noted by her supervisor.

C2 The CEO's absence from the conference raised speculation about the company's future.

Grammatical Forms of absent

• past tense: absented
• plural: absents
• comparative: more absent
• superlative: most absent
• present tense: absent
• future tense: will be absent
• perfect tense: have been absent
• continuous tense: is absent
• singular: absent
• positive degree: absent
• infinitive: to absent
• gerund: absenting
• participle: absenting