absorbed

[ ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd ]

adjective

1. deeply interested or involved; preoccupied:

   He had an absorbed look on his face.

absorbed

/ -ˈzɔː-; əbˈsɔːbd; -ˈzɔːbd; əbˈsɔːbɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. engrossed; deeply interested

Derived Forms

• absorbedly, adverb

Other Words From

• ab·sorb·ed·ly [ab-, sawr, -bid-lee, -, zawr, -], adverb
• ab·sorbed·ness noun
• unab·sorbed adjective
• well-ab·sorbed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of absorbed¹

First recorded in 1755–65; absorb + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Uber absorbed e-bike service JUMP into its app after acquiring it in 2018, proceeded to sideline or lay off much of its staff, and then offloaded it last year.

From Washington Post

The efficiency of this quantum mechanical first stage of photosynthesis is nearly perfect — almost all the absorbed light is converted into electrons the system can use.

From Quanta Magazine

As digesting food passes through the small intestine, it mixes with chemicals from the liver, and nutrients are absorbed.

From The Daily Beast

In Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy, the self-induced, self-absorbed Greek tragedy of Andrew Lohse.

From The Daily Beast

In the book, you say “Absorb youth and you will be absorbed by youth.”

From The Daily Beast

She has a hard time getting the self-absorbed, self-loathing D-lister to open up (in between booze binges).

From The Daily Beast

“It is important to know that gluten is not absorbed through the skin,” she wrote in response to my questions.

From The Daily Beast

At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.

From Project Gutenberg

The occupants of the room had been too absorbed with their own affairs to notice the gradual dimming of the illumination.

From Project Gutenberg

Indol is absorbed and oxidized into indoxyl, which combines with potassium and sulphuric acid and is thus excreted.

From Project Gutenberg

But her attention was all absorbed by the swiftly executed act by which Garnache had gained at least a temporary advantage.

From Project Gutenberg

But Lady Hartledon did not hear; or if she heard, did not heed; she was already absorbed in the contents of her letter.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• captivated
• consumed
• engaged
• engrossed
• fascinated
• involved
• preoccupied