ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABSENT
From Latin absent-, stem of absēns, present participle of abesse to be away.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ABSENT
PRESENT
Present
I absent
you absent
he/she/it absents
we absent
you absent
they absent
Present continuous
I am absenting
you are absenting
he/she/it is absenting
we are absenting
you are absenting
they are absenting
Present perfect
I have absented
you have absented
he/she/it has absented
we have absented
you have absented
they have absented
Present perfect continuous
I have been absenting
you have been absenting
he/she/it has been absenting
we have been absenting
you have been absenting
they have been absenting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I absented
you absented
he/she/it absented
we absented
you absented
they absented
Past continuous
I was absenting
you were absenting
he/she/it was absenting
we were absenting
you were absenting
they were absenting
Past perfect
I had absented
you had absented
he/she/it had absented
we had absented
you had absented
they had absented
Past perfect continuous
I had been absenting
you had been absenting
he/she/it had been absenting
we had been absenting
you had been absenting
they had been absenting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will absent
you will absent
he/she/it will absent
we will absent
you will absent
they will absent
Future continuous
I will be absenting
you will be absenting
he/she/it will be absenting
we will be absenting
you will be absenting
they will be absenting
Future perfect
I will have absented
you will have absented
he/she/it will have absented
we will have absented
you will have absented
they will have absented
Future perfect continuous
I will have been absenting
you will have been absenting
he/she/it will have been absenting
we will have been absenting
you will have been absenting
they will have been absenting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would absent
you would absent
he/she/it would absent
we would absent
you would absent
they would absent
Conditional continuous
I would be absenting
you would be absenting
he/she/it would be absenting
we would be absenting
you would be absenting
they would be absenting
Conditional perfect
I would have absent
you would have absent
he/she/it would have absent
we would have absent
you would have absent
they would have absent
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been absenting
you would have been absenting
he/she/it would have been absenting
we would have been absenting
you would have been absenting
they would have been absenting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you absent
we let´s absent
you absent
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
absenting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «ABSENT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
absent.
It's been said that the men in my books have been absent, or weak, or creepy.
Anger clearly has its proper place at work, which is neither wholly absent nor ever present. The manager who is an emotional blank is just as hard to work for as the volcanic boss, and both can do great harm by setting an unhelpful example for what kind of emotional expression is expected and accepted.
Reading is a majority skill but a minority art. Yet nothing can replace the exact, complicated, subtle communion between absent author and entranced, present reader.
There are recurring elements in popularized fairy tales, such as absent parents, some sort of struggle, a transformation, and a marriage. If you look at a range of stories, you find many stories about marriage, sexual initiation, abandonment. The plots often revolve around what to me seem to be elemental fears and desires.
The divine life is the spirit in everything that exists, from the atom to the archangel; the grain of dust could not be were God absent from it; the loftiest seraph is but a spark from the eternal fire, which is God. Sharers in one life all form one brotherhood. The immanence of God, the solidarity of man, such are the basic truths of theosophy.
When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching.
Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead.
What can be more stupid than to be in pain about future things and absent ones which at present are not felt?
Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of the reason and the will to choose good with the assistance of grace; evil, when grace is absent.
Boys want to grow up to be like their male role models. And boys who grow up in homes with absent fathers search the hardest to figure out what it means to be male.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSENT»
Discover the use of
absent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
absent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
We are even less aware of our internal organs and the physiological processes that keep us alive. In this fascinating work, Drew Leder examines all the ways in which the body is absent—forgotten, alien, uncontrollable, obscured.
Discusses the social implications of absentee fathers. Provides a text for undergraduates in social policy and should also be important for professionals concerned with family breakdown and child support.
Jonathan Bradshaw, Christine Skinner, Carol Stimson,
2002
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Absent fathers, lost sons: the search for masculine identity
In a lively introduction to masculine psychology for baby-boomers, Corneau makes a fascinating connection between the difficulties middle-aged men encounter in building and maintaining secure relationships and the profound feelings they ...
And Sergio Waisman is an exceptionally gifted translator with a wonderful ear and eye for the reverberations of Spanish in English. "The Absent City" is a book for our times, one that transcends national boundaries.
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The Eighteen
Absent Years of Jesus Christ
The Bible says nothing of these years or his whereabouts during that time. There are clues, however, and the author follows some of them in this book, bringing us to a conclusion that he feels is the most obvious.
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The Ticklish Subject: The
Absent Centre of Political Ontology
A spectre is haunting Western academia, the spectre of the Cartesian subject.
When seventeen-year-old Paige dies in a freak fall from the roof during Physics class, her spirit is bound to the grounds of her high school.
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A-Z Mysteries - The
Absent Author
THE ABSENT AUTHOR Dink writes to his favourite mystery author, Wallis Wallace, and asks him to come and visit Green Lawn.
The book presents a dramatist maturing in time, grappling with incest, patricide, filicide, erotic love, and the inevitability of death.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSENT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
absent is used in the context of the following news items.
Combatant Sisi arrives in Sinai while the Defence Minister is absent
President Sisi visits troops in Sinai Egyptian Defence Minister Sudqi Subhi did not join coup leader Abdel Al-Fattah Al-Sisi on his visit to ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
Notice what is conspiculously absent from grain tr...
And that is this : There is absolutely ZERO mention of how many thousands of acres soon to be washed away when the Great Muddy ... «Agriculture.com, Jul 15»
Rom-coms: dead around the world
And while The Absent One (Fasandræberne) may have its path preordained in giving a second serving of filmic flesh to Jussi Adler-Olsen's ... «ArtsHub, Jul 15»
Absent husband rejected
NOT being there to sign for her caesarean operation was the turning point for Margaret Zimba, 21, who sued her husband for divorce. «Zambia Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Tucsonans Lagat, Abdirahman absent
Abdi Abdirahman celebrates after finishing third in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
Reflection: When God seems absent, what do you do?
Reflection: When God seems absent, what do you do? David Baker 03 July 2015. Email Print Text Size Larger Smaller. More Sharing Services Share ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
Absent for a year, Franklin's health woes bring questions
Franklin, 77, has been absent from council action for undisclosed health reasons for a full year. She has not attended a regular or special ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Greece: Humanitarian values sorely absent in crisis
A corrupt ideology continues to push austerity on Greece, but if the country is to leave the eurozone, its politics and economic management ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
Diamondbacks SS Nick Ahmed absent from lineup on Friday
Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed is getting a break on Friday, as he is being held out of the starting lineup against the Rockies. Ahmed had ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
Absent Blatter doesn't matter, say Women's World Cup organizers
FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association have deflected criticism over President Sepp Blatter's absence at the Women's World Cup final. «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»