immersed

[ih-murst]

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.

immersed

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• unimmersed adjective
• well-immersed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of immersed¹

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

Example Sentences

“All of the routes and the things that make up great receivers, I just get fully immersed in it,” Adams said, adding, “It wasn’t nothing crazy. … It wasn’t a big show.”

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People who are immersed in AI often have some surprisingly old-fashioned work habits.

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Having spent two decades immersed in British basketball, Steutel has experienced the best and worst of the sport - but even he admits the last few months have tested him in ways he never expected.

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"After you become immersed in how it sounds, it changes the way you think about it," she says.

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People who are immersed in AI often have some surprisingly old-fashioned habits, from scrawling meeting notes on paper to inputting calendar entries manually.

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