absorbed in English dictionary

  • absorbed

    Meanings and definitions of "absorbed"

    • (of light) taken in by a body without reflection
    • (of a fluid) taken by through the pores of a surface
    • Simple past tense and past participle of absorb.
    • adjective
      Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18 th century.]Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9
    • adjective
      Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated. [First attested in the mid 18 th century.]
    • verb
      simple past tense and past participle of [i]absorb[/i]
    • fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed
    • taken in by a body without reflection
    • taken by through the pores of a surface
    • Taken in by a body without reflection.
    • Taken in through the pores of a surface.
    • Fully occupied with one's thoughts.
    • adjective
      giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
    • adjective
      retained without reflection; "the absorbed light intensity"

    Synonyms of "absorbed" in English dictionary

    wrapped, engrossed, intent are the top synonyms of "absorbed" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of absorbed

    • absorbed ( comparative more absorbed, superlative most absorbed)
    • absorbed (comparative more absorbed, superlative most absorbed)
  • ABSORBED
  • Absorbed

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