absorbed
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- United States//æbˈsɔɹbd//
- United States//æbˈzɔɹbd//
- United States//əbˈsɔɹbd//
- United States//əbˈzɔɹbd//
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
adjective
- 1
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
fully absorbed
deeply absorbed
She was so absorbed in her book that she didn’t hear the phone.
The scientist remained absorbed in his experiments.
- 2
That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English -ed English absorbed From absorb + -ed.
verb
- 1
Also a form of absorbsimple past and past participle of absorb
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Forms
- comparative
- more absorbed
- superlative
- most absorbed
absorbed · Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
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