absent
Being away from a placeBeing away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
» 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
3 senses(not comparable)Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
Owing to his own illness and then his family's, Ramzi has often been absent from class this month. We will help him catch up with his studies.
When they were able to return to the clinic some months later, certain pieces of equipment were absent.
abwesend
отсу́тствующийotsútstvujuščij, отсу́тствоватьotsútstvovatʹ
відсу́тнійvidsútnij
(not comparable)Not existing.
The body part was rudimentary or absent in 1% of specimens.
Empathy seemed to be absent from the messages.
несуществу́ющийnesuščestvújuščij
(comparable)Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
Tom was there, but he seemed absent and withdrawn. Normally he is quite present [= engaged] during a meeting.
geistig abwesend
невнима́тельныйnevnimátelʹnyj, отсу́тствующийotsútstvujuščij
- lost in thought; showing preoccupation
- not being in a specified place
- nonexistent
Examples
684 sentencesHalf of the students are absent.
Половина студентів відсутня. — deniko
ruПоловина студентов отсутствует. — Selena777
deDie Hälfte der Studenten ist abwesend. — MUIRIEL
You were absent from school yesterday.
Вчора Ви не були в школі. — Internecivus
ruТы пропустил вчера школу. — sharptoothed
deDu warst gestern nicht in der Schule. — al_ex_an_der
I've never been absent from school.
Я ніколи не пропускав школу. — deniko
ruЯ никогда не пропускал школу. — Inego
I was absent from work yesterday.
Я був відсутній учора на роботі. — sadxaka
ruЯ отсутствовал вчера на работе. — Airy
He is often absent from school.
Його часто не буває в школі. — deniko
ruОн часто пропускает школу. — odexed
deEr fehlt oft in der Schule. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, and their sFrom Middle English absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, and their source, Latin absens, present participle of absum (“to be away from”), from ab (“away”) + sum (“to be”).
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Forms
absenter, absentestSynonyms
6 synonyms- lost in thought; showing preoccupation:absentmindedabstractedscatty
- nonexistent:lackingmissingwanting
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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