absorbed

[ ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd ]

/ æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd /

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adjective

deeply interested or involved; preoccupied: He had an absorbed look on his face.

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Origin of absorbed

First recorded in 1755–65; absorb + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM absorbed

ab·sorb·ed·ly

[ab-sawr-bid-lee, -zawr-], /æbˈsɔr bɪd li, -ˈzɔr-/, adverbab·sorb·ed·ness, nounun·ab·sorbed, adjectivewell-ab·sorbed, adjective

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How to use absorbed in a sentence

In “Miles Morales,” I became more absorbed in the game, without interruptions to action.
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But she did not speak, and turning back to the plans, she went absorbedly over them again.
Country Neighbors|Alice Brown
He was stooped slightly forwards, peering absorbedly through the eyepieces of the operator scanner before him.
Gone Fishing|James H. Schmitz
It was the man she had seen outside the window of the meeting-house, listening so absorbedly to Philip's sermon.
Kildares of Storm|Eleanor Mercein Kelly

He turned his intent gaze upon her; he was frowning absorbedly and looking rather doubtful about it all.
V. V.'s Eyes|Henry Sydnor Harrison
Kingozi, his black pipe in his mouth, was bending absorbedly over his map.
The Leopard Woman|Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for absorbed

absorbed

/ (əbˈsɔːbd, -ˈzɔːbd) /

adjective

engrossed; deeply interested

Derived forms of absorbed

absorbedly (əbˈsɔːbɪdlɪ, -ˈzɔː-), adverb

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