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are
Verb
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Are is the present tense, second person form of the verb be.
Hello John, how are you?
We are all happy.
Are we there yet?
John and Mary are playing.
Are you all hungry?
absent
Adjective
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If something is absent, it means to be not in a place or missing.
John is absent from school today.
absent
Verb
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When you absent yourself from something, you do not turn up for it and not appear.
John absented himself from the meeting as he had something on.
absent
Preposition
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Absent means without or barring.
Absent any problems, we should be finished in two hours.