Absently: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ค
absently
[ หรฆbsษntli ]
used in a sentence
In an absent-minded or preoccupied manner.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She was staring absently out of the window.
- He nodded absently, lost in thought.
Translations
Translations of the word "absently" in other languages:
๐ต๐น distraidamente
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคจเคฎเคจเฅ เคขเคเค เคธเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช abwesend
๐ฎ๐ฉ dengan tidak hadir
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒัะดัััะฝัะพ
๐ต๐ฑ nieobecnie
๐ฏ๐ต ใผใใใ
๐ซ๐ท absentement
๐ช๐ธ ausente
๐น๐ท dalgฤฑn
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฉํ๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ุจุดูู ุบุงุฆุจ
๐จ๐ฟ nepลรญtomnฤ
๐ธ๐ฐ neprรญtomne
๐จ๐ณ ๅฟไธๅจ็ๅฐ
๐ธ๐ฎ odsotno
๐ฎ๐ธ fjarverandi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะพะนััะท
๐ฌ๐ช แแแฃแคแ แแฎแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ diqqษtsiz
๐ฒ๐ฝ ausente
Word origin
The word 'absently' is derived from the adjective 'absent', meaning 'not present or inattentive'. The adverb form 'absently' is used to describe actions done in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner. It has been in use in the English language for centuries, evolving from the Old French word 'absentement'.
See also: absentee, absenteeism, absentminded, absentmindedly.