immersed

American  

[ih-murst] / ɪˈmɜrst /

adjective

1. plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.

2. Biology. somewhat or wholly sunk in the surrounding parts, as an organ.

3. Botany. growing under water.

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immersed British  

/ ɪˈmɜːst /

adjective

1. sunk or submerged

2. (of plants) growing completely submerged in water

3. (of a plant or animal organ) embedded in another organ or part

4. involved deeply; engrossed

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Other Word Forms

• unimmersed adjective
• well-immersed adjective

Etymology

Origin of immersed

First recorded in 1660–70; immerse + -ed ²

Example Sentences

That’s one reason I often set books in fictional towns — if I put a coffee shop where there’s really a barber shop, local readers notice, and I want everyone fully immersed.

From Salon

People immersed in artificial intelligence sometimes take an old-school approach to work.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was in that position, in the early aughts, that Bonham first became immersed in the fierce disagreement over what to do with scarce water in the Klamath Basin — irrigate farms or protect salmon.

From Los Angeles Times

It seems implausible that Chalamet was immersed in table tennis while also learning to sing and play guitar for the role of Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.”

From Los Angeles Times

Fastvold and Blumberg immersed themselves in the thousands of songs the Shakers left behind, including hymns and what the group called “gift songs” and “dance songs.”

From Los Angeles Times