absorbed

English

Etymology

absorb +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɔɹbd/, /æbˈzɔɹbd/, /əbˈsɔɹbd/, /əbˈzɔɹbd/
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Adjective

absorbed (comparative more absorbed, superlative most absorbed)

Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.][1]
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.][1]

Translations

fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed

Chinese:
Mandarin: 專心 (zh), 专心 (zh) (zhuānxīn)
Czech: pohlcený
Dutch: inbeslaggenomen
Finnish: uppoutunut, syventynyt
French: absorbé (fr), captivé (fr)
German: vertieft (de)

Japanese: 夢中になる (ja) (むちゅうになる, muchū ni naru)
Occitan: absorbit, perpensatiu, pensatiu (oc)
Portuguese: absorvido, absorto
Romanian: absorbit (ro) m or n, captivat (ro) m or n, îngândurat (ro) m or n
Russian: поглощённый (ru) (pogloščónnyj), увлечённый (ru) (uvlečónnyj)
Spanish: absorto (es), ensimismado (es)

taken in by a body without reflection

Czech: pohlcený
Dutch: geabsorbeerd (nl), opgenomen (nl)
Finnish: absorboitunut (fi)
Hindi: अवशोषित (avśoṣit)

Portuguese: absorvido
Romanian: absorbit (ro) m or n
Russian: поглощённый (ru) (pogloščónnyj)

taken by through the pores of a surface

Dutch: geabsorbeerd (nl)
Finnish: imeytynyt (fi)
Hindi: अवशोषित (avśoṣit)

Portuguese: absorvido, absorto
Romanian: absorbit (ro) m or n, absorbită f
Russian: впи́танный (ru) (vpítannyj)

Verb

absorbed

simple past tense and past participle of absorb

Derived terms

See also

adsorbed

References

“absorbed” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Spanish

Verb

absorbed

(Spain) Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of absorber.

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