be absent from something—(of people) be not present at a place:
- He is never absent from work without an excuse.
Note: The expression is not equivalent in meaning to the phrase absent oneself from something—stay away from an event, etc.;
avoid something:
- I absented myself from the conversation at the next decent opportunity.
be absent in something—(of things) be missing in smth.:
- The impulsive type of noise (ignition interference and static) is generally absent in radar.