Onun konuşma şeklinde tonlama bulunmamaktadır.
 - Intonation is absent in his way of speaking.
Dün niçin sınıfta yoktun?
 - Why did you absent yourself from class yesterday?
O, hastalık nedeniyle okulda yoktu.
 - He was absent from school because of illness.
Bugün derste bulunmayan birçok öğrenci vardı.
 - There was a lot of students absent from class today.
Akıllı insanlar bile bazen dalgındır.
 - Even smart people are sometimes absent-minded.
Yüzünde dalgın bir bakışı vardı.
 - She has an absent look on her face.
Oğlum okula devamsızlık yapma eğilimindedir.
 - My son is apt to be absent from school.
Bugün devamsız biri var mı?
 - Is anyone absent today?
What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man.
Expecting absent friends.