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# absent

adjective (absent — not present); verb (absent yourself — formal); preposition (absent — formal, meaning without)

«absent» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Absent means not here, not in the place where someone is expected to be, such as school or work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#m1)
2. Absent means missing or not there at all, as in «Snow was absent this winter». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#m2)
3. Absent-minded means forgetful, thinking about something else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#m3)

### In the lessons

At school a pupil who is not in class is marked «absent» on the register; one who is there is «present». In science it means something is not found: «Leaves are absent in winter». In everyday life an «absent-minded» person forgets things; an absent parent does not live with the child. Phrases: «absent from school», «be absent».

### Examples

- Tom was absent from school because he had a cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#x1)
- Who is absent today? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#x2)
- The teacher marked three children absent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#x3)
- Colour was absent from the old black-and-white photos. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#x4)
- Grandpa is a bit absent-minded and often loses his glasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#x5)
- If you are absent, bring a note from home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#x6)
- Fish are absent from this salty lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#x7)
- While he was absent the boy woke up and dressed himself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/#x8)

### Note

Opposite: present. Noun: absence («a long absence»). Adverb: absently. Usually followed by «from»: absent from class. In maths problems «3 children were absent» means take those 3 away from the whole class to find how many were there.

## In Jewish tradition

In Genesis, Laban and Jacob speak of being absent from each other as they make a pact.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the Mizpah words as a prayer that God watch over each of them while apart, when no person could see.

### Examples

- and Mizpah, for he said: 'The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. (Torah GEN.31.49, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absent/#x1)

### Note

Opposite: present. Noun: absence («a long absence»). Adverb: absently. Usually followed by «from»: absent from class. In maths problems «3 children were absent» means take those 3 away from the whole class to find how many were there.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «absent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«absent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/absent.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «absent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«absent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/absent.html) on Mova free.