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- DictionaryAb·sorb/əbˈzôrb/
verb
- 1. take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action: "buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat"
- 2. take up the attention of (someone); interest greatly: "she sat in an armchair, absorbed in a book"
To absorb is to take in or suck up like a sponge. If you don't hear your mother calling because you are reading, you could say you were absorbed in the book. If your parents buy groceries for a party you are throwing and don't make you pay, you could say that they decided to absorb the cost of the food.
to understand and remember facts that you read or hear: It's hard to absorb so much information. absorb verb [T] (BECOME PART OF) B2. If something is absorbed into something else, it becomes part of it: The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. (Definition of absorb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
3 days ago · Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense absorbs, present participle absorbing, past tense, past participle absorbed. 1. transitive verb. If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in. Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil.
1. To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices. 2. a. To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross: The problem completely absorbed her. See Synonyms at engross. b. To take up or occupy (one's time or interest, for example). 3. To retain (radiation or sound, for example) wholly, without reflection or transmission. 4.
absorb something to take something into the mind and learn or understand it synonym take in. It's a lot of information to absorb all at once. It took me several days to absorb the fact of her death. They spent a week in Paris just absorbing the atmosphere.
verb. /əbˈsɔrb/ , /əbˈzɔrb/ Verb Forms. liquid/gas. to take in a liquid, gas, or other substance from the surface or space around absorb something Plants absorb oxygen. Let the rice cook until it has absorbed all the water. absorb something into something The lotion is easily absorbed into the skin. Take your English to the next level.
To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices. American Heritage. To suck up. Blotting paper absorbs ink. Webster's New World. To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross. The problem completely absorbed her. American Heritage. To take up the full attention or energy of; engross. Webster's New World.
