🧽absorb

verb
/əbˈzɔːrb/

Meaning

to take in or soak up a liquid, energy, or information

Example Sentences

The sponge absorbed all the water.

Example Expressions

absorbed in thought

Synonyms

soak, consume, engross, assimilate, take in

Antonyms

release, emit, repel

Collocations

absorb energy, absorb impact, absorb information

More Example Sentences

He is absorbed in practicing guitar.

I’m absorbed in learning a new skill.

We were absorbed in the conversation.

He was absorbed in a movie on the plane.

We were absorbed in discussing our plan.

They are absorbed in solving the puzzle.

She is absorbed in preparing for the exam.

I was absorbed in reading and forgot the time.

She was absorbed in her work and didn’t hear me.

They were absorbed in taking photos at the museum.

Related Vocabularies

to cheat someone out of money or possessions by deceit
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To exchange goods or services without using money.
to forcibly put an end to something; to restrain or hold back an action, feeling, or development

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