absent
To keep awayTo keep (oneself) away.
» Half of the students are absent.
Die Hälfte der Studenten ist abwesend.
Die Hälfte der Studenten fehlt.
Die Hälfte der Studenten ist nicht da.
Die Hälfte der Schüler fehlt.
Die Hälfte der Schüler ist nicht da.
Die Hälfte der Schüler ist abwesend.
Половина студентов отсутствует.
Нет половины студентов.
Половина учеников отсутствует.
Нет половины учеников.
Половина студентів відсутня.
Половина учнів відсутня.
Meaning
5 senses(reflexive)To keep (oneself) away.
Most of the men are retired, jobless, or have otherwise temporarily absented themselves from the workplace.
stay away or leave
(rare, transitive)Leave.
(rare, transitive)To omit.
(archaic, transitive)To keep (someone) away.
(intransitive, obsolete)Stay away; withdraw.
fehlen, fernbleiben
Examples
684 sentencesHalf of the students are absent.
Половина студентів відсутня.
ruПоловина студентов отсутствует.
deDie Hälfte der Studenten ist abwesend.
You were absent from school yesterday.
Вчора Ви не були в школі.
ruТы пропустил вчера школу.
deDu warst gestern nicht in der Schule.
I've never been absent from school.
Я ніколи не пропускав школу.
ruЯ никогда не пропускал школу.
I was absent from work yesterday.
Я був відсутній учора на роботі.
ruЯ отсутствовал вчера на работе.
He is often absent from school.
Його часто не буває в школі.
ruОн часто пропускает школу.
deEr fehlt oft in der Schule.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English absenten, from Old French absenter, from Late Latin absentāre (“keep aFrom Middle English absenten, from Old French absenter, from Late Latin absentāre (“keep away, be away”).
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Forms
absents, absenting, absented, absentedSynonyms
1 synonyms- stay away or leave:remove
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- absent from school
- was absent from
- is absent today
- is absent because
- will be absent
- absent today
- would be absent
- absent because
- students were absent
- absent minded
- has been absent
- be absent tomorrow