absorbed

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English

Etymology

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.
  2. (Of something) That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.

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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