absentieren

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French absenter, absent (absent) + -ieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [apz̥ɛnˈtiːʁən]
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Verb

absentieren (weak, third-person singular present absentiert, past tense absentierte, past participle absentiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (formal outside Austria, reflexive) to absent oneself
    • 2015 August 19, B. Strohmaier, D. von Taube, K. James, “So werden Sie zum beliebtesten Gast aller Zeiten”, in Welt:
      Gerade in den ersten ein, zwei Tagen ist es außerdem unhöflich, sich für einen Ausflug zu absentieren. Danach wiederum ist es durchaus taktvoll, den Gastgebern ihr Eigenheim mal für ein paar einsame Stunden zu überlassen.
      Even during the first or second day it's extremely rude to absent oneself for a trip. After that, however, it's quite tactful to leave the hosts alone for a few solitary hours in their own house.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: absentere

Further reading

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