absent

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Không có mặt

BrE /ˈæbsənt/ AmE /ˈæbsənt/

adjective / noun en → vi

1 NOT PRESENT A2

Không có mặt

not present at a place or event when expected to be there

  • be absent from somewhere

Collocations absent from work · absent from school

  • He was absent from the meeting.

    Anh ấy không có mặt tại cuộc họp.

2 MENTAL ABSENCE B1

Không tập trung, mơ mộng

not thinking about what you are doing or saying; not paying attention to something

  • be absent-minded

Collocations absent-minded professor · absent-mindedly doing sth

  • She was so absent-minded that she forgot her keys.

    Cô ấy quá mơ mộng nên đã quên mất chìa khóa.

3 PERSON B1

Người vắng mặt

a person who is not present at a place or event when expected to be there

  • absent noun

Collocations list of absentees · count the number of absents

  • The list of absentees was long.

    Danh sách những người vắng mặt rất dài.