absent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: absent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
absent adj not being in a specified place Antonym(s): present nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" Synonym(s): lacking, absent, missing, wanting lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" Synonym(s): absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty v go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: absent, remove]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Absent \Ab*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Absenting}.] [Cf. F. absenter.] 1. To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun. If after due summons any member absents himself, he is to be fined. --Addison. 2. To withhold from being present. [Obs.] [bd]Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Absent \Ab"sent\, a. [F., fr. absens, absentis, p. pr. of abesse to be away from; ab + esse to be. Cf. {Sooth}.] 1. Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present. [bd]Expecting absent friends.[b8] --Shak. 2. Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent. 3. Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air. What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man. --Chesterfield. Syn: {Absent}, {Abstracted}. Usage: These words both imply a want of attention to surrounding objects. We speak of a man as absent when his thoughts wander unconsciously from present scenes or topics of discourse; we speak of him as abstracted when his mind (usually for a brief period) is drawn off from present things by some weighty matter for reflection. Absence of mind is usually the result of loose habits of thought; abstraction commonly arises either from engrossing interests and cares, or from unfortunate habits of association.