How Do You Spell TRUANT?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈuːənt] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "truant" can be explained with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonetic transcription. The word is pronounced /ˈtruənt/ with the first sound being a stressed "t" sound followed by a "r" sound. The vowel sound in the middle is pronounced as a short "u" sound, and the final sound is a voiceless "t" sound. The spelling of this word is unique and could potentially cause confusion for those unfamiliar with it. However, with the aid of the IPA, pronunciation and spelling can be easily distinguished.

TRUANT Meaning and Definition

1. Truant is an adjective that describes someone, usually a student, who is habitually absent from school without permission or justification. It refers to a person who frequently and willfully fails to attend classes, breaking educational rules and disregarding established routines.

   The term truant can also be used as a noun to denote such an individual. A truant is someone who exhibits a persistent pattern of skipping school, often avoiding their educational responsibilities. Truancy is a behavior that can lead to academic, social, and personal consequences for the individual involved.

   The act of truancy may be driven by various factors, including boredom, disinterest in academics, personal problems, rebelliousness, or negative influence from peers. Truancy can disrupt the learning environment and hinder the progress of other students in the classroom.

   Educational institutions, along with parents and guardians, employ various strategies to prevent and address truancy. These interventions aim to identify the underlying causes, provide support, and encourage students to attend school regularly. They can include counseling, mentoring programs, improved curriculum, and parental involvement. In some cases, legal consequences can be imposed on habitual truants and their parents or guardians, such as monetary fines or community service.

   Overall, truant refers to someone who consistently avoids attending school without legitimate reasons, often resulting in negative consequences for their academic progress and wellbeing.

2. • Idle; wandering from business or duty; loitering.

   • An idler; a scholar absent from school without permission; a loiterer.

   • To idle at a distance from duty; to absent one's self from school without permission, as a scholar.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for TRUANT

• wrrant
• tanant
• tneant
• turnt
• tryint
• trunc
• treart
• tougnt
• ruint
• trani
• truend
• oriant
• trune
• trult
• tridant
• treatt
• trund
• tryand
• trast
• tyrrant
• trany
• traht
• truelt
• tnant
• traint
• trunp
• trught
• trurn
• strant
• trudt
• truout
• trunt
• truan
• trunne
• trugot
• aduant
• trantt
• trviant
• troane
• truax
• Troand
• trucat
• truont
• Tquana
• Aruint
• Trownt

Etymology of TRUANT

The word "truant" originated from the Middle English word "traunt" or "truaunt", which is derived from the Middle French word "truant" meaning "lazy, idle, or slow" and the Old French word "truant" or "trout" meaning "still" or "silent". The Old French term was also influenced by the Latin word "torvare", which means "to delay or hinder". Over time, "truant" evolved to refer specifically to a student who stays away from school without permission.

Similar spelling words for TRUANT

• trandate,
• trental,
• traumatic,
• Trent,
• Trento,
• trenton,
• trained,
• trantham,
• trentham.

Plural form of TRUANT is TRUANTS

Conjugate verb Truant

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have truanted

you would have truanted

he/she/it would have truanted

we would have truanted

they would have truanted

I would have truant

you would have truant

he/she/it would have truant

we would have truant

they would have truant

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been truanting

you would have been truanting

he/she/it would have been truanting

we would have been truanting

they would have been truanting

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would truant

you would truant

he/she/it would truant

we would truant

they would truant

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be truanting

you would be truanting

he/she/it would be truanting

we would be truanting

they would be truanting

FUTURE

I will truant

you will truant

he/she/it will truant

we will truant

they will truant

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be truanting

you will be truanting

he/she/it will be truanting

we will be truanting

they will be truanting

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have truanted

you will have truanted

he/she/it will have truanted

we will have truanted

they will have truanted

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been truanting

you will have been truanting

he/she/it will have been truanting

we will have been truanting

they will have been truanting

IMPERATIVE

you truant

we let´s truant

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to truant

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was truanting

you were truanting

he/she/it was truanting

we were truanting

they were truanting

PAST PARTICIPLE

truanted

PAST PERFECT

I had truanted

you had truanted

he/she/it had truanted

we had truanted

they had truanted

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been truanting

you had been truanting

he/she/it had been truanting

we had been truanting

they had been truanting

PRESENT

I truant

you truant

he/she/it truants

we truant

they truant

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am truanting

you are truanting

he/she/it is truanting

we are truanting

they are truanting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

truanting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have truanted

you have truanted

he/she/it has truanted

we have truanted

they have truanted

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been truanting

you have been truanting

he/she/it has been truanting

we have been truanting

they have been truanting

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it truant

SIMPLE PAST

I truanted

you truanted

he/she/it truanted

we truanted

they truanted