English → Latin
“absent” in Latin
absumto be away, to be absent, to be distant; to stretch, be away from, be distant from (with ab + ablative); to be forbiddenperegrīnorto be or live in foreign parts, be abroad or a stranger, go abroad, travel about; roam, rove; sojourn abroad, peregrinat
The English word absent itself goes back to Latin sum, through absens.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
absent
absens. To be absent, abesse loco or ex loco. To be absent abroad peregrinari.
Figuratively, to be absent, animo excurrere et vagari. I was absent when I did it, *aliud cogitans feci.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for absent?
- The usual Latin words for “absent” are absum, peregrīnor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.