to be absent from school

  • 1absent — ab|sent1 [ˈæbsənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of abesse, from ab away + esse to be ] 1.) not at work, school, a meeting etc, because you are sick or decide not to go ≠ ↑present absent from ▪ students who …

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  • 2absent — I adj. absent from (she was absent from school) II v. (D; refl.) to absent from (to absent oneself from a meeting) * * * [ æbs(ə)nt] absent from (she was absent from school) (D; refl.) to absent from (to absent oneself from a meeting) …

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  • 3absent — 1 adjective 1 not at work, school, a meeting etc, because you are sick or decide not to go (+ from): students who are regularly absent from school 2 absent look/expression etc a look etc that shows you are not paying attention to or thinking… …

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  • 4absent — ab|sent1 [ æbsənt ] adjective * 1. ) not in the place where you should be or are expected to be: How many of them are absent without permission? absent from: He s been absent from school for three days. a ) FORMAL missing from a place or… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5absent — I UK [ˈæbs(ə)nt] / US [ˈæbsənt] adjective ** 1) not in the place where you should be or are expected to be How many of them are absent without permission? absent from: He s been absent from school for three days. 2) formal missing from a place or …

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  • 6absent — [ˈæbs(ə)nt] adj 1) not in the place where you should be Ant: present He s been absent from school for three days.[/ex] 2) formal missing from a place or situation The story has been absent from the news for weeks.[/ex] …

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  • 7School head lice policy — An Italian woman searches for lice in her son s hair c.1860 …

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  • 8School corporal punishment — Legality of corporal punishment in the United States Legality of corporal punishment in Europe …

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  • 9from — [[t]frəm, STRONG frɒm, AM frʌm[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, from is used in phrasal verbs such as date from and grow away from .) 1) PREP If something comes from a particular person or thing, or if you get something from them,… …

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  • 10Minden High School (Minden, Louisiana) — Traditional entrance to Minden High School on Richardson Street (renovated August 2007) …

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