absent
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; missing.
Example
“Owing to his own illness and then his family's, Ramzi has often been absent from class this month. We will help him catch up with his studies.”
Other meanings
Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
“Tom was there, but he seemed absent and withdrawn. Normally he is quite present [= engaged] during a meeting.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "absens".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “absent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.