absenté

been away

→ absenter
absent to step away, to be away + é Masculine singular past participle
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #49,746
been away Used with a reflexive pronoun and être in the examples.
FR: Il s'est absenté du bureau.
EN: He was away from the office.
Conjugation of absenter
Past
absenté

Je me suis absenté une demi-heure.

I was away for half an hour.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Je me suis jamais absenté sans appeler.

I have never been away without calling.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Il s'est absenté ?

Did he step away?

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

S'est-il absenté pendant la soirée ?

Was he away during the evening?

— Irreversible (2002)