Absent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

go away or leave

not being in a specified place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmpsaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaɪzɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaɪzɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmpsaɪt/.

Examples

He absented himself
the thumb is absent
her appetite was lacking

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lacking remove wanting abstracted absentminded scatty missing

Antonyms

present

Parts of Speech

verb	go away or leave “He absented himself”
adjective	not being in a specified place
adjective	nonexistent “the thumb is absent”
adjective	lost in thought; showing preoccupation “an absent stare”

Word Forms

absentee	noun	one that is absent or not in residence
absence	noun	failure to be present
absentmindedness	noun	preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
abstractedness	noun	preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abwesend

geh weg oder geh

🇪🇸Spanish

ausente

vete o vete

🇮🇹Italian

assente

andare via o andarsene

🇳🇱Dutch

afwezig

ga weg of vertrek

🇵🇹Portuguese

ausente

vá embora ou vá embora

🇷🇺Russian

отсутствующий

уходи или уходи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुपस्थित

चले जाओ या चले जाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপস্থিত

চলে যান বা চলে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

இல்லாத

போய்விடு அல்லது வெளியேறு

🇮🇳Telugu

గైర్హాజరు

వెళ్ళిపో లేదా వెళ్ళిపో

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुपस्थित

निघून जा किंवा निघून जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરહાજર

દૂર જાઓ અથવા છોડી દો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೈರು

ದೂರ ಹೋಗು ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಡು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇല്ല

പോകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰਹਾਜ਼ਰ

ਚਲੇ ਜਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਛੱਡੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر حاضر

چلے جاؤ یا چھوڑ دو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺席的

走开或离开

🇯🇵Japanese

不在

去るか去るか

🇰🇷Korean

결석한

가거나 떠나거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vắng mặt

đi xa hoặc rời đi

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มา

ออกไปหรือออกไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

absen

pergi atau pergi

🇵🇭Filipino

wala

umalis o umalis

🇲🇾Malay

tidak hadir

pergi atau pergi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غائب

اذهب بعيدا أو غادر

🇮🇷Persian

غایب

برو یا برو

🇹🇷Turkish

mevcut olmayan

git ya da git

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶעדָר

ללכת או לעזוב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'absent'?

The primary meaning of 'absent' is 'go away or leave'.

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In which domain is the word 'absent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'absent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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