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Absorbed has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of absorb

"The student was absorbed in his book when he heard someone call his name."

In plain English: To be absorbed means to become so focused on something that you forget everything else around you.

"The children were so absorbed in their video game that they did not hear us call them for dinner."

Adjective
1

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"

"rapt with wonder"

"wrapped in thought"

2

retained without reflection

"the absorbed light intensity"

3

Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.

"She sat quietly by the window, completely absorbed in her own thoughts while the rest of the party laughed nearby."

In plain English: Absorbed means being so focused on something that you forget everything else around you.

"She was so absorbed in her book that she didn't hear anyone enter the room."

Usage: Use absorbed to describe someone who is so deeply focused on an activity that they seem unaware of their surroundings, such as being absorbed in a book or conversation. Do not confuse this state of mental engagement with physical soaking up liquids, which requires the verb form absorb.

Example Sentences
"She was so absorbed in her book that she didn't hear anyone enter the room." adj
"The children were so absorbed in their video game that they did not hear us call them for dinner." verb
"She was absorbed in her book and didn't hear me knock." verb
"The student sat absorbed in thought during the long lecture." verb
"He quickly absorbed all the information from the training manual." verb
Related Terms

Origin

The word absorbed comes from Latin via French and originally meant to drink up or soak into something like a sponge. It traveled directly into English as the past tense of absorb without changing its core meaning.

Rhyming Words
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