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- Dictionaryabsorb/əbˈzɔːb/
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" Similar Opposite
- 2. take up the attention of (someone); interest greatly: "she sat in an armchair, absorbed in a book" Similar
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ABSORB definition: 1. to take something in, especially gradually: 2. to reduce the effect of a physical force, shock…. Learn more.
How to use absorb in a sentence. to take in (something, such as water) in a natural or gradual way; to take in (knowledge, attitudes, etc.) : acquire, learn; use up, consume… See the full definition
Absorb definition: to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up. See examples of ABSORB used in a sentence.
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.
to take something in, especially gradually: be absorbed into Our countryside is increasingly being absorbed into large cities. The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. Plants absorb carbon dioxide. In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will absorb heat. Towels absorb moisture.
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. American English : absorb / əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /
Definition of absorb verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Absorb definition: To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.
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.
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)
