absorbed
Very interested and giving all your attention to something.
Meanings of «absorbed»
1 · adjective
very interested and giving all your attention to something
She was completely absorbed in her new novel.
2 · adjective
taken in physically, as a liquid or energy
The spilled water was quickly absorbed by the towel.
Similar: soaked uptaken inassimilated
Translation
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«absorbed» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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The difference between similar words
unable to stop thinking about something
absorbeddeeply interested, usually in a good wayShe was absorbed in her book.
preoccupiedyour mind is busy, often with a worryHe seemed preoccupied during dinner.
Word family
absorb B1 · verbabsorption B2 · nounabsorbent B2 · adjectiveabsorbed B2 · adjectiveabsorbing B2 · adjective