collocation: absent

absent adj.

verbs

be

remain

adverb

completely , entirely , quite , totally , wholly

almost , virtually

largely

temporarily

conspicuously , markedly , notably , noticeably , strikingly

Local people were conspicuously ~ from the meeting.

curiously , strangely

He now played with a passion that had been strangely ~ from his previous performance.

preposition

from

He was ~ from work for two weeks.

phrases

~ without leave (= without permission)

soldiers who go ~ without leave

Absent is used with these nouns: father , husband , parent