| a. | 1. | Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present. |
| 2. | Not existing; lacking; | |
| 3. | Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; | |
| v. t. | 1. | To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; - used with the reflexive pronoun. |
| 2. | To withhold from being present. |
| Verb | 1. | absent - go away or leave; "He absented himself" Synonyms: remove |
| Adj. | 1. | absent - not in a specified place physically or mentally Antonyms: present - spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" |
| 2. | absent - lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" |