immerse
verb (used with object)
to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
have immersed
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present perfectof immerse.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 "GTA" saga's action-adventure titles set in a sprawling open world have immersed players in high-definition imaginary cities heavily inspired by American metropolises.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Since then, I have immersed myself in craft cider, gathering data, volunteering and interviewing the people involved.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
“You have immersed yourself so deeply in Elvis that, for your mental health, it would be wise to go straight into something else,” Butler said Hanks told him, as quoted in The Times of London.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
I'll never hear my dad as an old man, the tales he would have told his grandsons, the new interests he'd have immersed himself in.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2022
Perhaps you have immersed yourself again in the paradoxes of "Vanity Fair," or have been pumping up the flabby tires of your better nature with the fresh air of "David Copperfield."
From On the Vice of Novel Reading. Being a brief in appeal, pointing out errors of the lower tribunal. by Young Ewing Allison
