absent
1 adjective missingin easnamh ar iarraidh leadership is absent across the organisation tá easpa ceannaireachta san eagraíocht trí chéile, níl aon cheannaireacht san eagraíocht trí chéileher name is conspicuously absent from the report tá sé suntasach nach bhfuil a hainm sa tuarascáil 2 adjective not at school, work, etcas láthair she's been absent from her work due to illness tá sí as láthair óna cuid oibre de bharr tinniswhy was he absent from school today? cén fáth a raibh sé as láthair ón scoil inniu?, cad chuige nach raibh sé ar scoil inniu?Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective SOCIOL not in householdneamhláithreach technical term adj1 the rights of the absent parent cearta an tuismitheora nach bhfuil sa bhaile, cearta an tuismitheora nach bhfuil thart 4 adjective literary distractedneamhairdiúil adj2 he had an absent air bhí cuma neamhairdiúil air, bhí cuma air nach raibh aird ar bith aige ar chúrsaí 5 verb go away TRANSITIVEto absent yourself imeacht, bailiú leatshe absented herself for 3 days d'imigh sí ar feadh 3 lá 6 verb not attend TRANSITIVEhe absented himself from the meeting ní dheachaigh sé chuig an gcruinniú, d'fhan sé ar shiúl ón gcruinniúthey absent themselves from school fanann siad ón scoil