Definition of "absent"

(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.  quotations  examples

(not comparable) Not existing; lacking.  examples

(comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.  quotations  examples

(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.  quotations  examples

(obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.

In the absence of; without; except.  quotations  examples

(reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.  quotations  examples

(transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.  quotations

(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.  quotations

(transitive, rare) Leave.