See Also: Absent(medicine)
absent(2)(dictionary)
absent(1)(dictionary)
Eye, absent(health)
absent state(medicine)
absent-minded(dictionary)
absent 1, adjective(dictionary)
absent 2, verb(dictionary)
absent-minded(dictionary)
absent nasal septum(medicine)

trodden (iou) and absent(1) (iou)


trodden (iou)



trodden ppl adjective. M16.
[pa. pple of TREAD verb.]
That has been trodden on or over; (of a path) formed by treading, beaten. Also as 2nd elem. of comb., as downtrodden etc.

absent(1) (iou)



absent adjective & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin absent-, absens functioning as pres. pple of abesse, from ab AB- + esse be: see -ENT.]
A. adjective.
Away; not present. LME.
absent voter a person who votes by post because absent from the normal voting-place.
James Mill Absent officers were summoned.
Not existing; lacking. LME.
Preoccupied; paying no attention to present objects etc. E18.
Smollett I..became absent and thoughtful. I. Compton-Burnett Duncan gave an absent nod towards the bed, as if he hardly heard.
Phrases: absent from not present in or at.
B. noun. = ABSENTEE 1. LME-E19.
absently adverb with absence of mind M19.
absentness noun absent-mindedness M19.