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."
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.
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.