ABSENT

a. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present. "Expecting absent friends." Shak.

2.
a.

Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.

3.
a.

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.

4.
v.

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.

5.
v.

To withhold from being present. [Obs.] "Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more." Milton.

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