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(adj) scatty, absentminded, abstracted
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
an absent stare; an absentminded professor; the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
(adj) missing, wanting, lacking
nonexistent
the thumb is absent; her appetite was lacking
(verb) remove
go away or leave
He absented himself