absent
US /ˈæbsənt/
adjective Target · B2 Nhân sự
Definition
not being in a specified place
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Three team members were absent from the training session because of illness.
Word Family
Synonyms
- awaynot present; having left
- missingfail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
Collocations
- Easy absent from schoolto absent from school, meaning to go away or leave
- Medium absent without leaveto absent without leave, meaning to go away or leave
- Hard conspicuously absentdescribing conspicuously absent (in a manner tending to attract attention)
- Very Hard an absent lookreferring to an absent look
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.