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absent
adjective
verb
Lost in thought; showing preoccupation
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æbˈsɛnt
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adjective
Lost in thought; showing preoccupation
“An absent stare”
adjective
Nonexistent
“The thumb is absent”
adjective
Not being in a specified place
verb
Stay away or leave
“He absented himself”
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An absent stare
An absentminded professor
The scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
The thumb is absent
Her appetite was lacking
He absented himself
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