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 regularly follow a college course without asking for or receiving credit for taking the course
if schools break up, or if students or teachers break up, the students and teachers stop working at the end of term
to not go to school or work when you do not have a good reason for staying away
noun
a system by which workers go to college one day a week in order to take a course in a subject related to their work
to leave something such as an activity, school, or competition before you have finished what you intended to do
the American spelling of enrolment
noun
a situation in which a child is officially told to leave a school because their behaviour is very bad
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
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
adjective, adverb, preposition
not at school or 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
to be ordered to leave a university because you have behaved badly
noun
a note from a doctor or parent saying that you did not come to work or school because you were ill
to avoid going to school or work when you should go
to not go to work or school because you are ill
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 a lesson/school when you should be there
to be told to leave your job or your school
to play truant
to stay away from school without permission
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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