"absent-mindedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-absent-mindedly.wav [US] Forms: more absent-mindedly [comparative], most absent-mindedly [superlative]
Etymology: absent-minded + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absent-minded|ly}} absent-minded + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|head=absent-mindedly}} absent-mindedly (comparative more absent-mindedly, superlative most absent-mindedly)
  1. (manner) Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner. Synonyms: absently, abstractedly Translations (preoccupiedly): разсеян, потънал в мисли (razsejan, potǎnal v misli) (Bulgarian), badant (Catalan), distretament (Catalan), åndsfraværende (Danish), distræt (Danish), hajamielisesti (Finnish), poissaolevasti (Finnish), distraitement (French), gedankenverloren (German), geistesabwesend (German), בהיסח-דעת (be'heisekh-da'at) (Hebrew), szórakozottan (Hungarian), distrattamente (Italian), ぼんやりと (bon'yari to) (Japanese), åndsfraværende (Norwegian Bokmål), distraidamente (Portuguese), în mod absent (Romanian), машина́льно (mašinálʹno) (Russian), distraídamente (Spanish), beyinsizce (Turkish)

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