Antonyms for absented


Grammar : Verb
Spell : adjective, preposition ab-suhnt; verb ab-sent, ab-suhnt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective, preposition ˈæb sənt; verb æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt


Definition of absented

Origin :
  • "to keep away" (from), c.1400, from Middle French absenter, from Late Latin absentare "cause to be away," from Latin absentem (see absent (adj.)). Related: Absented; absenting.
  • As in depart : verb leave, retreat
Example sentences :
  • I avoided the house of Mr Clayton, and absented myself from his chapel.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • He absented himself in thought, then came to life with a snap.
  • Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • Madeleine absented herself, and Bertha soon stole to her side.
  • Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
  • He absented himself from church; he met the young ladies no more.
  • Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade
  • Feeling his guilt, he had absented himself from the house since his return from the ride.
  • Extract from : « Clotelle » by William Wells Brown
  • If for a time I have absented myself from her, it is to think and work for her redemption.
  • Extract from : « Curious, if True » by Elizabeth Gaskell
  • Harlan had not absented himself from the ranchhouse since the departure of Linton.
  • Extract from : « 'Drag' Harlan » by Charles Alden Seltzer
  • My God-like, the greatest of all the Riddles, absented himself, and did not vote at all.
  • Extract from : « The Monikins » by J. Fenimore Cooper
  • On a certain Sabbath morning I had absented myself from the synagogue.
  • Extract from : « Against the Current » by Edward A. Steiner
  • From her it was that they absented themselves, and I reported it to the Admiralty.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders » by Ernest Scott

Synonyms for absented

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