geistesabwesend
absent-minded
English translations
- 01
absent-minded
- 02
distracted
- 03
inattentive
Word details
- German meaning
- Zerstreut, unaufmerksam, in Gedanken versunken.
- English meaning
- Absent-minded
- Synonym
- zerstreut, abwesend
- German example
- Er wirkte geistesabwesend und hörte kaum zu.
- English example
- He seemed absent-minded and hardly listened.
- Comparative
- geistesabwesenderSuperlative: am geistesabwesendsten
Example sentences with “geistesabwesend”
Er wirkte heute sehr geistesabwesend. (He seemed very absent-minded today.)
Frequently asked questions
What does it mean literally?
Mind-away.