absence
noun
a period of time when someone is not at work or at school when they should be
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noun
the habit of not being at school or work when you should be, usually without a good reason
verb
to go regularly to a place, for example to a school as a student or to a church as a member
noun
the number of people who are present at an event or in a place such as a school or church
verb
to go regularly to class for a college course without asking for or receiving credit for taking the course
verb
to live with other students at school or college during the part of the year that you go to classes
to leave something such as an activity, school, or competition before you have finished what you intended to do
verb
to put your name on the official list of students who go to a particular school, university, course, etc., or put another person’s name on the list for them
noun
when someone is officially put on the list of students who go to a school, college, or university
noun
a note written by your parent or your doctor that explains why you have missed work or school
noun
an occasion when someone is officially forced to leave a school or college permanently. The usual British word is exclusion
to have to leave a school because your work is not satisfactory
to be accepted to study at a school or chosen to play for a team, etc.
to be accepted to study at a school or chosen to play for a team, etc.
when schools or students go back, classes begin again after a long holiday
to leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the end of a term (=period of study) or a course of study
to go to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the beginning of a term (=period of study) or a course of study
verb
to complete your studies at a school such as a high school, college, or university and get a diploma or a degree
adverb, interjection
used for saying that you are present in class when the teacher calls the names of all the students in the class
noun
the number of people accepted by an institution such as a school, university, or company at one time
noun
repeated failure to be present at a place, for example a meeting, class, etc. that you are expected to go to
adjective, adverb, preposition
not at work, for example because you are not well or because it is not a normal working day
to officially complete a course at a military or a police college
noun
the process of making the arrangements to take classes at a particular school or university
to avoid going to school or work when you should go
to not go to work or school because you are sick
verb
to officially stop someone from doing their job or from going to school for a limited time because they have done something wrong
noun
a punishment in which someone is removed from a team, job, or school for a short time
noun
adjective
to not go to class/school when you should be there
to be told to leave your job or your school
used when you do not go to work
if a student plays hooky, they do not go to school on a day when they are expected to
to stay away from school without permission
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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