absorbed

English

Etymology

absorb +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɔɹbd/, /æbˈzɔɹbd/, /əbˈsɔɹbd/, /əbˈzɔɹbd/
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Adjective

absorbed (comparative more absorbed, superlative most absorbed)

Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]^[1]
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]^[1]

Translations

fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed

Chinese:
Mandarin: 專心 (zh), 专心 (zh) (zhuānxīn)
Czech: pohlcený
Dutch: inbeslaggenomen
Finnish: uppoutunut, syventynyt
French: absorbé (fr), captivé (fr)
German: vertieft (de)

Japanese: 夢中になる (ja) (むちゅうになる, muchū ni naru)
Occitan: absorbit, perpensatiu, pensatiu
Portuguese: absorvido, absorto
Romanian: absorbit (ro) m, n, captivat (ro) m, n, îngândurat (ro) m, n
Russian: поглощённый (ru) (pogloščónnyj), увлечённый (ru) (uvlečónnyj)
Spanish: absorto (es), ensimismado (es)

taken in by a body without reflection

Czech: pohlcený
Dutch: geabsorbeerd (nl), opgenomen (nl)
Finnish: absorboitunut (fi)
Hindi: अवशोषित (avśoṣit)

Portuguese: absorvido
Romanian: absorbit (ro) m, n
Russian: поглощённый (ru) (pogloščónnyj)

taken by through the pores of a surface

Dutch: geabsorbeerd (nl)
Finnish: imeytynyt (fi)
Hindi: अवशोषित (avśoṣit)

Portuguese: absorvido, absorto
Romanian: absorbit (ro) m, n, absorbită f
Russian: впи́танный (ru) (vpítannyj)

Verb

absorbed

simple past tense and past participle of absorb

Derived terms

See also

adsorbed

References

1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 9

Spanish

Verb

absorbed

(Spain) Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of absorber.

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