| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb absent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Base (absently) | 1. In an absentminded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently".[Wordnet]. 2. In an absent or abstracted manner.[Websters]. 3. In a distrait, inattentive or incurious manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a deficient, short, inadequate, incomplete or imperfect manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a devoid or nonexistent manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a blank or void manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a careless, oblivious or unobservant manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a vacant, clear or innocent manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Adverbial inflection of the adjective absent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (absent) | 1. Go away or leave; "He absented himself".[Wordnet]. 2. To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.[Websters]. 3. To withhold from being present.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: absenting, absented, absents, absenter, absenters, absentingly and absentedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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"ABSENTING" is a common misspelling or typo for: abstenting. |
Date "ABSENTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Specialty Definition: absent
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Satire | ABSENT, adj. Peculiarly exposed to the tooth of detraction; vilifed; hopelessly in the wrong; superseded in the consideration and affection of another. To men a man is but a mind. Who cares What face he carries or what form he wears? But woman's body is the woman. O, Stay thou, my sweetheart, and do never go, But heed the warning words the sage hath said: A woman absent is a woman dead. Jogo Tyree Source: Devil's Dictionary | ||
| Computing | Condition in which the value of the signal is lower than the set standard. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Literature | 1: Absent "Out of mind as soon as out of sight." Generally misquoted "Out of sight, out of mind." - Lord Brooke. 2: The absent are always wrong. The translation of the French proverb, Les absents ont toujours tort. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: absent
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Absent by 'Net deprivation | ABEND or absent by enforced 'Net deprivation is hacker slang used to explain to fellow netizens (especially on USENET) that one will be losing (or has not had) Internet access for some time for reasons outside one's control. Possible reasons for using the expression include computer downtime, loss of Internet service provider or other connection problems, moving house or illness, or a script kiddie being banned from the internet by a parent (usually after receiving a Cease and desist letter from their ISP, AOL). (references) | ||
| Absent in the Spring | Absent in the Spring (published in 1944) is a novel written by Agatha Christie. It was the third of six novels Christie wrote under the nom-de-plume Mary Westmacott. (references) | ||
| Absent Kid | Absent Kid are a 5 piece indie rock band based in Colchester in the UK. When the group made their live debut in 2002 they originally consisted of Martin Williams (vocals), Richard Williams (guitar), Mark Butters (bass guitar) and Craig Jeal (drums). (references) | ||
| Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal | Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal is a live album (2CD set) by the band King Crimson, released in 1998. (references) | ||
| The Absent Minded Professor | The Absent Minded Professor is a 1961 Disney film starring Fred MacMurray as title character Ned Brainard and Nancy Olson as Betsy Carlisle. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: absent
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Absent Man | Literature | (The). The character of Bruy�re's Absent Man, translated in the Spectator and exhibited on the stage, is a caricature of Comte de Brancas. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Absent ring | History & Folklore | A tree ring which in a sample (increment core or stem disc) is absent due to failure of cambial activity. Missing rings can be located by crossdating. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Absent sick | Military | An Active Duty (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps) member hospitalized in other than an U.S. Military Treatment Facility and for whom administrative responsibility has been assigned to an U.S. Military Treatment Facility (MTF). 1) ABSENT SICK MOVED TO MTF: Patients who have been moved from a non-U.S. military facility to a MTF; 2) TOTAL ABSENT SICK: Patients who are absent sick the total time (never moved to a MTF). (references) | |
| Absent sick moved to MTF | Business | Patients who have been moved from a non-U.S. military facility to a MTF. (references) | |
| Absent subscriber service | Post & Telecom | The transmission of a fixed length message to the caller during a period specified in advance by the called subscriber. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Person temporarily absent | Economics | A person is regarded as being temporarily absent if she or he is permanently settled in the country but is staying, or intends to stay, in the rest of the world for a period of less than one year. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Temporarily absent | Energy | A person is considered temporarily absent from a household for reasons such as seasonal or migratory employment, military call-up, hospitalization. (references) | |
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