absent

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ab‧sent

adjective

• enPR: ăb'sənt
• IPA: /ˈæbsənt/
• SAMPA: /{bs@nt/

preposition

• enPR: ăbsĕnt'
• IPA: /æbˈsɛnt/
• SAMPA: {b"sEnt

Adjective

Positive absent

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is absent, it means to be not in a place or missing.

   John is absent from school today.

Preposition

Preposition absent

1. Absent means without or barring.

   Absent any problems, we should be finished in two hours.

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