absent vs show up

absent

verb
  • To keep (oneself) away. 

  • Leave. 

prep
  • In the absence of; without; except. 

noun
  • Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there. 

adj
  • Not existing; lacking. 

  • Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing. 

  • Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. 

show up

verb
  • To make visible; to expose. 

  • To make visible or expose faults and deficiencies in, usually by outdoing, outperforming, or outcompeting another. 

  • To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. 

  • To be easily visible; to be conspicuous. 

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