absorbed

English

Etymology

From absorb +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

absorbed (comparative more absorbed, superlative most absorbed)

1. Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]
2. (Of something) That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]

Derived terms

• absorbedly
• absorbedness
• malabsorbed
• nonabsorbed
• preabsorbed
• unabsorbed

 

Translations

fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed

• Bengali: মশগুল (bn) (mośgul)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 專心／专心 (zh) (zhuānxīn)

• Czech: pohlcený
• Dutch: inbeslaggenomen
• Finnish: uppoutunut, syventynyt
• French: absorbé (fr), captivé (fr)
• German: vertieft (de)
• Hindi: तल्लीन (hi) (tallīn)
• Japanese: 夢中になる (ja) (むちゅうになる, muchū ni naru)
• Occitan: absorbit, perpensatiu, pensatiu (oc)
• Portuguese: absorvido (pt), absorto (pt)
• Romanian: absorbit (ro), captivat (ro), îngândurat (ro)
• 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 (pt)
• Romanian: absorbit (ro)
• Russian: поглощённый (ru) (pogloščónnyj)

taken by through the pores of a surface

• Dutch: geabsorbeerd (nl)
• Finnish: imeytynyt (fi)
• Hindi: अवशोषित (avśoṣit)
• Portuguese: absorvido (pt), absorto (pt)
• Romanian: absorbit (ro)
• Russian: впи́танный (ru) (vpítannyj)

Verb

absorbed

1. simple past and past participle of absorb

Derived terms

• absorbed dose
• self-absorbed

See also

• adsorbed

Spanish

Verb

absorbed

1. second-person plural imperative of absorber