absorbed

English

Etymology

From absorb +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹbd/, /æbˈzɔɹbd/, /əbˈsɔɹbd/, /əbˈzɔɹbd/
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Adjective

absorbed (comparative more absorbed, superlative most absorbed)

  1. Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
    She was so absorbed in her book that she didn’t hear the phone.
    The scientist remained absorbed in his experiments.
    fully absorbed
    deeply absorbed
  2. That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]

Derived terms

Translations

taken in by a body without reflection

Verb

absorbed

  1. simple past and past participle of absorb

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbed”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Spanish

Verb

absorbed

  1. second-person plural imperative of absorber
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