absorbed

absorbed

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti
Proto-Italic *sorβeō
Latin sorbeō
Latin absorbeō
Old French assorbir
Middle French absorberder.
English absorb
Middle English -ed
English -ed
English absorbed

    From absorb + -ed.

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    absorbed (comparative more absorbed, superlative most absorbed)

    1. Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
      fully absorbed
      deeply absorbed
      She was so absorbed in her book that she didn’t hear the phone.
      The scientist remained absorbed in his experiments.
      • For quotations using this term, see Citations:absorbed.
    2. That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
      • For quotations using this term, see Citations:absorbed.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    taken in by a body without reflection

    Verb

    absorbed

    1. simple past and past participle of absorb
      • For quotations using this term, see Citations:absorbed.

    Derived terms

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbed”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

    Spanish

    Verb

    absorbed

    1. second-person plural imperative of absorber
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