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German
Etymology
From Middle High German abwesende, abewesende, from Old High German abawesanti, present participle of Old High German abawesan (a calque of Latin abesse), but is chiefly restricted to Low German. Compare for this Dutch wezen (“to be”). The adjective stems from Middle Low German afwēsende and spreads southward during the 16th century.
Pronunciation
Adjective
abwesend (strong nominative masculine singular abwesender, comparative abwesender, superlative am abwesendsten)
- absent (being away from a place)
- distracted; not concentrated; absentminded
- Synonym: geistesabwesend
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Further reading
- “abwesend” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “abwesend” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “abwesend” in Duden online