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Definition of
absorbed adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
absorbed
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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əbˈsɔrbd
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NAmE
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əbˈzɔrbd
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[
not usually before noun
]
absorbed
in something/somebody
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very interested in something or someone so that you are not paying attention to anything else
She seemed totally absorbed in her book.
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absorbed
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absorb
verb
self-absorbed
adjective
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absorbable
adjective
absorbance
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