Absorbed Definition

absôrbd, əbsôrbd, abzôrbd, əbzôrbd
adjective
Taken in, sucked up, assimilated, etc.
Webster's New World
Greatly interested; wholly occupied.
Absorbed in reading.
Webster's New World

Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

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Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
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verb

Simple past tense and past participle of absorb.

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Origin of Absorbed

  • absorb +‎ -ed

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Absorbed Sentence Examples

  • She took his hand and absorbed what she could of his power.

  • When she returned, he was absorbed in the paper.

  • He absorbed the blast and bent to haul her up.

  • So absorbed was she in thought that she didn't notice when he entered the room behind her.

  • Closing her eyes against the bright sunlight, she absorbed its warmth.

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