(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
An absentee; a person who is not there.
To keep (oneself) away.
To keep (someone) away.
Stay away; withdraw.
Leave.
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
Not existing; lacking.
(sometimes comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
In the absence of; without; except.