absent (from…) not in a place because of illness, etc. She was absent from work for two weeks. Local people were conspicuously absent from the meeting.

1absent (from something) not in a place because of illness, etc. to be absent from school opposite present · 2absent (from something) not present in something ...

​absent yourself (from something) to not go to or be in a place where you are expected to be. He had absented himself from the office for the day.

to not go to or be in a place where you are expected to be. He had absented himself from the office for the day.

absence · ​. [uncountable, countable] the fact of somebody being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when ...

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb absent. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

not present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there When it came to cleaning up afterward, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.

Definition of absent preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ...

not in the place where you are expected to be, especially at school or work: John has been absent from school/work for three days now.

in a way that shows you are not thinking about what is around you, but about something else, and that may cause you to forget things.