Absent
Absent ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[French, from absens, absentis, present participle of abesse to be away from; ab + esse to be. Compare Sooth.]
1.
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.
Expecting absent friends.
2.
Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.
3.
Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.
What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man.
Absent ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[Compare French absenter.]
1.
To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.
If after due summons any member absents himself, he is to be fined.
2.
To withhold from being present. [Obsolete]
Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more.