Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

absorbed

/æbˈsɔɹbd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: ab-sorbed
IPA: /æbˈsɔɹbd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.

adj

That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.

verb

simple past and past participle of absorb

Example Sentences

"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."

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 English -ed English absorbed From absorb + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æbˈsɔɹbd/

Inflected Forms

more absorbed (comparative) most absorbed (superlative)

Derived Forms

absorbedly absorbedness malabsorbed nonabsorbed preabsorbed unabsorbed

Phrases

absorbed dose self-absorbed

Frequently Paired Words

adsorbed

Synonyms

captive engrossed enwrapped intent wrapped rapt

Rhymes With

reabsorbed

Questions

How do you pronounce absorbed?: The recorded pronunciation is /æbˈsɔɹbd/.
What does absorbed mean?: Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
Where does absorbed come from?: 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 English -ed English absorbed From absorb + -ed.

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