1 the condition of not being present: His absence from the training session was noticed by the boss.
az: yoxluq, qaib, olmama
ru: отсутствие
2 a time during which a person etc is not present: After an absence of five years, he returned to his home town.
az: olmadığı vaxt
ru: период отсутствия
3 a lack of something: In the absence of government support, the charity has to rely entirely on donations from the public.
az: yoxluq, çatışmazlıq
ru: недостаток