Difference between Missing and Absent

What is the difference between Missing and Absent?

Missing as a verb is to fail to hit. while Absent as a verb is to go away from a place; to leave.

Missing

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To fail to hit.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not able to be located; gone; absent; lost. (of an internal combustion engine) To be running roughly due an occasional lack of a spark or other irregular fault

Example sentence: Diversity really means becoming complete as human beings - all of us. We learn from each other. If you're missing on that stage, we learn less. We all need to be on that stage.

Absent

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: without

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.Not existing; lacking.Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To go away from a place; to leave.To withhold from being present

Example sentence: Hospitality is present when something happens for you. It is absent when something happens to you. Those two simple prepositions - for and to - express it all.

We hope you now know whether to use Missing or Absent in your sentence.

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