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- absent (oneself) from
absent (oneself) from
absent (oneself) from
To leave a place, often to avoid something. If my ex-boyfriend does come, I'm going to absent myself from the party.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Juliet | | JOO-lee-et, JOOL-yət | English |
| Fraser | | FRAY-zər, FRAY-zhər | Scottish, English (Rare) |
| Jones | | [dʒəunz] | |
| Eula | | YOO-lə | English |
| Rosalina | | ro-sah-LEE-nah (Spanish) | Portuguese, Spanish |
| Mahli | | MAH-lie (English), MAY-lie (English) | Biblical |