Absence - English meaning

noun

The practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason.

Usage examples:

High levels of absenteeism caused by low job motivation

noun

The fact of staying away from work, especially without a good reason

Usage examples:

The high levels of absenteeism at the company were caused by poor management., work/staff absenteei…

noun

The construction or repair of ditches.

Usage examples:

They would have to pay for hedging and ditching

verb

Provide with a ditch or ditches.

Usage examples:

He was praised for ditching the coastal areas

verb

Present participle of ditch

Usage examples:

The getaway car had been ditched a couple of miles away from the scene of the robbery., did you kno…

noun

An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling.

Usage examples:

I spent my summer holidays on a farm

verb

A short period during which the payment of instalments, tax, etc. may be suspended.

Usage examples:

A pension holiday

noun

A day for celebration when many people are allowed to stay away from work or school

Usage examples:

A national holiday

verb

Go away from.

Usage examples:

She left london on june 6

noun

(in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player.

noun

Time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

Joe was home on leave

noun

The fact of not going to a place, especially a place you should go to regularly, or an occasion when someone does not go somewhere

Usage examples:

Permission for non-attendance at any regular meeting must be obtained from the president., the numb…

noun

A period of paid leave granted to a university teacher or other worker for study or travel, traditionally one year for every seven years worked.

Usage examples:

She's away on sabbatical

adjective

Relating to a sabbatical.

Usage examples:

Sabbatical leave

verb

Avoid work or a duty by staying away or leaving early; shirk.

Usage examples:

I skived off school

verb

Pare (the edge of a piece of leather or other material) so as to reduce its thickness.

Usage examples:

To join two ends of a strap, the ends are skived

noun

An instance of avoiding work or a duty by staying away or leaving early.

Usage examples:

‘i decided to give blood because it was a good skive out of the railway and after you'd donated you…

noun

The action of staying away from school without good reason; absenteeism.

Usage examples:

Fines to tackle truancy

noun

The problem or situation of children being absent from school regularly without permission

Usage examples:

My daughter's school has very good exam results and hardly any truancy., truanting was a serious pr…

verb

Another way of saying play truant below.

Usage examples:

If my daughter had been truanting from school i would have been informed

noun

A pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation.

Usage examples:

Known truants were staying in school and had been deterred from leaving school grounds.

adjective

(of a pupil) being a truant.

Usage examples:

Truant children

noun

A fixed holiday period between terms in universities and law courts.

Usage examples:

The easter vacation

verb

Take a holiday.

Usage examples:

I was vacationing in europe with my family

noun

A period of time to relax or travel for pleasure instead of doing your usual work or school activities

Usage examples:

[ c ] the family had just left for a vacation in the bahamas., [ u ] we always went on vacation in …

verb

(especially with reference to an animal's tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro.

Usage examples:

His tail began to wag

verb

Play truant from (school).

Usage examples:

He began hanging out with bad people and wagging school

noun

A single rapid movement from side to side.

Usage examples:

A chirpy wag of the head