transcription, транскрипция: [ æbsəlu:t ]
( absolutes)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Absolute means total and complete.
It’s not really suited to absolute beginners...
A sick person needs absolute confidence and trust in a doctor.
= complete
ADJ : usu ADJ n
2.
You use absolute to emphasize something that you are saying.
About 12 inches wide is the absolute minimum you should consider...
I think it’s absolute nonsense.
= complete
ADJ : ADJ n [ emphasis ]
3.
An absolute ruler has complete power and authority over his or her country.
He ruled with absolute power.
ADJ : ADJ n
4.
Absolute is used to say that something is definite and will not change even if circumstances change.
They had given an absolute assurance that it would be kept secret.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
5.
An amount that is expressed in absolute terms is expressed as a fixed amount rather than referring to variable factors such as what you earn or the effects of inflation.
In absolute terms British wages remain low by European standards.
≠ real
ADJ : ADJ n
6.
Absolute rules and principles are believed to be true, right, or relevant in all situations.
There are no absolute rules.
≠ relative
ADJ : usu ADJ n
7.
An absolute is a rule or principle that is believed to be true, right, or relevant in all situations.
N-COUNT
8.
see also decree absolute