how to pronounce absent

/ˈæb.sənt/

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absent is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of absent in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… being a cold or absent father …”

meaning of absent

Absent means not present.

absent frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word absent occurs in english on average 15.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics absent can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that absent can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;