engross
verb (used with object)
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb.
has engrossed
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present perfectof engross (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The case marks the latest twist in a row that has engrossed Nigeria, raising questions about gender equality in the socially conservative nation.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
Identifying the causes of this radical transformation has engrossed political chroniclers for years.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
He was on the run for 16 years before being captured in a California seaside town in June 2011, a saga that has engrossed Boston.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2013
The story of Hisham Talaat Moustafa and Suzanne Tamim has engrossed men and women of all ages in the Arab world for more than two years now.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2010
Their taste for fishing has been so prevailing, that it has engrossed all their attention, and even prevented them from introducing some higher degree of perfection in their agriculture.
From Letters from an American Farmer by J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
