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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)
absorb something to use up a large supply of something, especially money or time. The new proposals would absorb $80 billion of the federal budget. My work absorbs a great deal of my time. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. absorb something to deal with changes, effects, costs, etc.
3 days ago · verb (transitive) 1. to soak or suck up (liquids) 2. to engage or occupy (the interest, attention, or time) of (someone); engross. 3. to receive or take in (the energy of an impact ) 4. physics. to take in (all or part of incident radiated energy) and retain the part that is not reflected or transmitted.
5 days ago · 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. Synonyms: soak up, drink in, devour, suck up More Synonyms of absorb. 2. transitive verb. If something absorbs light, heat, or another form of energy, it takes it in.
1 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.
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.
