{
    "term": "absence",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the fact of somebody being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when somebody is away",
            "sensetop": "in somebody's absenceabsence from…",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The decision was made in my absence *(= while I was not there)*.",
                    "contextForm": "in somebody's absence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We did not receive any news during his long absence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "absence from work",
                    "contextForm": "absence from…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "repeated absences from school"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ann chaired the meeting in Kate's absence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nobody had noticed her absence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will not be paid for the full period of absence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your son has had too many absences from school."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["extended", "lengthy", "long"],
                "… of absence": ["period"],
                "verb + absence": ["have", "notice", "explain"],
                "preposition": [
                    "during somebody’s absence",
                    "in somebody’s absence",
                    "absence from"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "conspicuous by your absence",
                    "notable by your absence",
                    "leave of absence"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the fact of somebody/something not existing or not being available; a lack of something",
            "sensetop": "in the absence of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I was surprised by the absence of any women on the board of directors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The case was dismissed in the absence of any definite proof.",
                    "contextForm": "in the absence of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the absence of stone, most houses in the area are built of wood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a conspicuous absence of evidence"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "total", "virtual"],
                "preposition": ["in the absence of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The meeting went well but Nigel was conspicuous by his absence."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæbsəns/",
                "audio": "ab/absence/absence__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæbsəns/",
                "audio": "ab/absence/absence__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin absentia, from absens, absent- ‘being absent’, present participle of abesse, from ab- ‘from, away’ + esse ‘to be’."
}