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ausente

ow-SEN-teh/au̯ˈsente/

absent

Also: missing
Adjectivem or fA2
An empty wooden chair at a dinner table with a full plate of food.

📝 In Action

Tres estudiantes están ausentes hoy.

A1

Three students are absent today.

Mi padre estuvo ausente durante gran parte de mi infancia.

B1

My father was away during much of my childhood.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • faltante (missing)

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • estar ausente – to be absent
  • dar por ausente – to mark as absent

distracted

Also: distant
Adjectivem or fB2
A child staring out a window with a dreamy expression while holding a paintbrush.

📝 In Action

Tenía una mirada ausente y no me escuchaba.

B2

He had a distant look and wasn't listening to me.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • distraído (distracted)
  • ensimismado (lost in thought)

Antonyms

absentee

Nounm or fC1formal
A row of colorful coats on hooks with one empty hook in the middle.

📝 In Action

Brindemos por los ausentes.

B2

Let's toast to those who are not here (the absentees).

La lista de ausentes fue enviada al director.

C1

The list of absentees was sent to the director.

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "ausente" in Spanish:

absent→absentee→distant→missing→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: ausente

Question 1 of 2

Which verb do you usually use with 'ausente' to say someone isn't in class?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
ausencia(absence) — Noun
ausentarse(to leave / to absent oneself) — Verb
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

From the Latin 'absens', which means 'not being there'. It's built from 'ab-' (away) and 'ens' (being).

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: absentFrench: absentItalian: assente

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does 'ausente' change to 'ausenta' for women?

No! Adjectives ending in -e in Spanish usually stay the same for both masculine and feminine nouns. You just say 'el chico ausente' and 'la chica ausente'.

How do I say 'I was absent'?

You would say 'Estuve ausente' (for a specific event in the past) or 'Estaba ausente' (describing a general state in the past).