a (context|not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing. (defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.)(reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =Brown, Lesley | others = | title = The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =Oxford University Press | location =Oxford, UK | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =8| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =)
a (context|sometimes|comparable) inattentive | Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. (defdate|First attested in the early 18th century.)
n (obsolete) absentee | Absentee; a person who is away on occasion. (defdate|Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the early 19th century.)
v (context|transitive|nowadays|reflexive) Keep away; stay away; go away. (defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.)
v (intransitive|obsolete) Stay away; withdraw. (defdate|Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 18th century.)