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absorbed

English

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Etymology

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From absorb ‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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

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absorbed (comparative more absorbed, superlative most absorbed)

  1. Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
  2. (Of something) That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]

Derived terms

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Translations

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taken in by a body without reflection

Verb

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absorbed

  1. simple past and past participle of absorb

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbed”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Spanish

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Verb

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absorbed

  1. second-person plural imperative of absorber
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