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absented

/ˈæbsəntɪd/ /æbˈsɛntɪd/

Meanings
verb
To keep (oneself) away.

Examples :

"Most of the men are retired, jobless, or have otherwise temporarily absented themselves from the workplace."
action being

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Illustration illness

illness noun

/ˈɪl.nəs/

An instance of a disease or poor health.

"Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness."

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration jobless

jobless adjective

/ˈdʒɑbləs/

Lacking employment.

"a jobless man"

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

Illustration oneself

oneself pronoun

/wʌnˈsɛlf/

A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself.

"Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous."

Illustration temporarily

temporarily adverb

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹəɹəli/ /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/

For a limited period of time; not permanently.

"The store is temporarily closed for renovations. "

Illustration workplace

workplace noun

/ˈwɜːrkpleɪs/ /ˈwɜrkpleɪs/

The place where someone works.

"My father enjoys his workplace because his colleagues are friendly. "

Illustration retired

retired verb

/ɹɪˈtʌɪəd/

To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

"Having made a large fortune, he retired."

Illustration otherwise

otherwise adjective

/ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/

Other than supposed; different.

"He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise."

Illustration withdraw

withdraw verb

/wɪðˈdɹɔː/

To pull (something) back, aside, or away.

"The student withdrew their hand from the hot pan. "

Illustration contagious

contagious adjective

/kənˈteɪdʒəs/

(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.

"The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!"