absents

We have found lemma(root) word of absents : absent.

Definitions


[ˈabs(ə)nt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not present in a place, at an occasion, or as part of something
(e.g: most pupils were absent from school at least once)

- (of an expression or manner) showing that someone is not paying attention to what is being said or done
(e.g: she looked up with an absent smile)


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Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin absens, absent- ‘being absent’, present participle of abesse, from ab- ‘from, away’ + esse ‘to be’


[əbˈsɛnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- go away or remain away
(e.g: halfway through the meal, he absented himself from the table)


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Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin absens, absent- ‘being absent’, present participle of abesse, from ab- ‘from, away’ + esse ‘to be’


[ˈabs(ə)nt], (Preposition)

Definitions:
- without
(e.g: absent a willingness to negotiate, you can't have collective bargaining)


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Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin absens, absent- ‘being absent’, present participle of abesse, from ab- ‘from, away’ + esse ‘to be’




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