absorbed

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /æbˈsɔrbd/ or /æbˈzɔrbd/ or /əbˈsɔrbd/ or /əbˈzɔrbd/

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Verb

Plain form absorb

Third-person singular absorbs

Past tense absorbed

Past participle absorbed

Present participle absorbing

1. The past tense and past participle of absorb.

Adjective

Positive absorbed

Comparative more absorbed

Superlative most absorbed

1. If someone is absorbed, they are deep in thought; they are engrossed.

   The student was very absorbed in his studies.