Definition & Meaning of "absorbed"in English

absorbed

paying much attention to something or someone that makes one unaware of other things

engrossed

deep

Grammatical Information

Composition

past participle adjective

qualitative

Superlative

most absorbed

Comparative

more absorbed

gradable

domain

attention, cognition, state

Examples

She was so absorbed in her book that she didn't notice the time passing and missed her bus stop.

taken in and held, often without conscious processing or reflection

Examples

The absorbed moisture made the cloth heavy.

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