absent oneself from

absent oneself from someone or something

to remain away from or avoid someone or some place. Fred absented himself from the meeting, which he was certain would be boring.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Uros	-	Serbian
Seo-Yeon	su-yun	Korean
Christiana	[.kristi'ænə]
Jennings	[dʒeniŋz]
Alejandro	ah-le-KHAHN-dro	Spanish
Eko	E-ko	Indonesian, Javanese