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

The US pontiff urged the world to rouse itself from "the fatal lethargy in which we are immersed".

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He also is immersed in philanthropy, having founded the nonprofit Vision to Learn, which provides vision screenings, eye exams and glasses to children in low-income communities.

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"And being immersed in them immediately was amazing, is amazing. It's still amazing."

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This is a particularly acute challenge for today's children who are in a "world immersed in digital technology", says Catherine, ahead of a visit to an early years centre in Oxford later on Thursday.

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If you’re a Gen Xer who immersed yourself in punk rock or listened to college radio, The Waterboys will be a familiar name, if they don’t make your heart sing with fond nostalgia.

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