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Definition of Absent |
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Absent
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present. Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent. Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air. To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun. To withhold from being present. Related Definitions: Absent, Absent-Minded, Air, An, As, Away, Being, Distance, Existing, From, Inattentive, Intercourse, Is, Lacking, Not, One, Or, Part, Passing, Place, Preoccupied, Present, Prevent, Pronoun, Reflexive, Rudimental, Self, Such, Take, The, To, Used, Was, What, With, Withdraw, Withdrawn, Withhold |
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Absent Quotations
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse. Benjamin Franklin Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of the reason and the will to choose good with the assistance of grace; evil, when grace is absent. John Calvin A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change. Earl Nightingale The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy. Blaise Pascal Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or absent thing is apt to produce in him, has the idea we call love. John Locke Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends. Ambrose Bierce Never find fault with the absent. Alexander Pope |
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Absent Translations
absent in Dutch is verstrooid absent in Finnish is poissaoleva absent in French is absent absent in German is abwesend, abwesend, fernbleiben absent in Italian is mancante, restar lontano, assente absent in Latin is absens, absentis, desum absent in Portuguese is ausente absent in Spanish is ausente |
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