absorbed

[ ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd ]
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adjective
  1. deeply interested or involved; preoccupied: He had an absorbed look on his face.

Origin of absorbed

1
First recorded in 1755–65; absorb + -ed2

Other words from absorbed

  • ab·sorb·ed·ly [ab-sawr-bid-lee, -zawr-], /æbˈsɔr bɪd li, -ˈzɔr-/, adverb
  • ab·sorb·ed·ness, noun
  • un·ab·sorbed, adjective
  • well-ab·sorbed, adjective

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How to use absorbed in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for absorbed

absorbed

/ (əbˈsɔːbd, -ˈzɔːbd) /


adjective
  1. engrossed; deeply interested

Derived forms of absorbed

  • absorbedly (əbˈsɔːbɪdlɪ, -ˈzɔː-), adverb

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