Absorbed

/əbˈzɔːrbd/

Meaning & Definition

verb

To take in or soak up (energy, or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

The sponge absorbed all the spilled water on the floor.

To engage or occupy someone’s attention completely.

He was so absorbed in his book that he didn't hear the phone ringing.

To incorporate or assimilate (something) into a larger whole.

The new policy absorbed several previous regulations into a unified framework.

adjective

Fully engaged in or preoccupied with something.

She had an absorbed expression on her face while painting.

From the Latin 'absorbere', meaning 'to swallow up'.

absorbed in thought:

Deeply thinking about something, often to the exclusion of everything else.

absorbed with work:

Fully involved or occupied with job-related tasks.

Totally into something.

I'm so absorbed in this show right now!

Lost in thought or activity.

He was completely absorbed in his music.