absorb
verb (used with object)
to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up.
absorbs
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present tense formof absorb (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Because lead absorbs far more X rays, letters appeared as bright marks against the darker carbonized material, similar to brighter regions on an underexposed black and white negative.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The Mediterranean Sea absorbs heat during summer, increasing evaporation and contributing to heavier rainfall when storms develop.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
They have served as "a buffer that absorbs bad years so that a single drought or a single dry season does not translate directly into a water crisis", she told reporters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The president and the chairman could tacitly agree to let Trump berate Warsh while Warsh absorbs it, or Trump could move on like nothing happened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
I showed them a jellyfish that lights up like police flashers when it’s threatened, and another jellyfish that absorbs all the light that surrounds it.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
