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Absorbed

Definitions: Absorbed

Absorbed

Adjective

1. Wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought".

2. Retained without reflection; "the absorbed light intensity".

3. Taken in through the pores of a surface; "the absorbed water expanded the sponge".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "absorbed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)

Synonyms: Absorbed

Synonyms: engrossed (adj), enwrapped (adj), intent (adj), rapt (adj), wrapped (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Absorbed

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Attention

Adjective: attentive, mindful, observant, regardful; alive to, awake to; observing; Verb: alert, open-eyed; intent on, taken up with, occupied with, engaged in; engrossed in, wrapped in, absorbed, rapt, transfixed, riveted, mesmerized, hypnotized; glued to (the TV); breathless; preoccupied; (inattentive); watchful; (careful); breathless, undistracted, upon the stretch; on the watch; (expectant).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Absorbed

English words defined with "absorbed": absorb, absorbable, absorbate, Absorbent ground, Absorpt, absorptance, absorption coefficient, absorption factor, absorption spectrum, absorptivity, all, Animal temperature, Arterialization, assimilable, assimilating, assimilative, assimilatorybemusedcarbon dioxide, carbonic acid gas, cellular respiration, CO, Cobaltous chloride, coefficient of absorptiondeep in thought, digestion, dosage, dose, dose rate, dynamiteengrossed, enterotoxemia, enwrappedFixed air, fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, Friction brakegelignite, gellyheat of formation, heat of fusion, heat of solution, heat of sublimation, heat of transformation, heat of vaporisation, heat of vaporization, henry, Henry's law, Holophytic nutritionindividualism, individuality, intent, internal respirationlatent heat, lipase, lostnerve gas, nitrogen cyclePlanck's law, Plymouth Colony, preoccupied, propanediol, propylene glycolrad, rapt, Recrement, resorcinolphthaleinself-absorbed, self-involved, sprue, Supply systemTo dwell on, tropical sprueundigestedWilliam Henry, wrapped. (references)
Specialty definitions using "absorbed": Abiotic, Absorbable Implants, Absorbed Dose, absorbed dose index, absorbed dose rate, absorbed power, absorbed voltage, absorbed water, absorbing volume, absorptance, absorbtance, Absorption Cooling, absorption cross section, absorption hygrometer, absorption line, Absorption of Plasma Wave Energy, absorption-emission pyrometer, absorptive outlet, Acetyldigoxins, agent économique, airborne fraction, Amdinocillin, Amdinocillin Pivoxil, antenna temperature, Antirheumatic Agents, Gold, average absorbed powerBank Storage, Benzidines, Bidirectional Reflectance, Bioavailabiliity, bioavailability, bioavailable, Biologically Effective Dose, biologically equivalent single dose, Bistable Etalon with Absorbed transmission, blargh, bromine number, Btu, build-up, build-up effectcalcareous dust, capacity retracting, cash-out merger, Chapman process, Clobetasol, cloud forcing, collateralized mortgage obligation, Concentrator Collector, Condensing Unit, crossed polars, cumulative absorbed dose, cutaneous toxicitydecompression disease, depth absorbed dose, dermal toxicity, Differential Thermal Analysis, Diflucortolone, DIRECT EXPANSION, Direct-Gain, displacement motor, Dose equivalent, dose fractionation, dose protraction, Dose, absorbed, Drug Administration Routes, DYE-TANK TENDEReliza effect, Emepronium, energy imparted to matter, entrance surface dose, equivalent single dose, equivalent width, erythema dose, Erythrosine, explosive shattering, extinction cross sectionfirst-pass effect, Fluorescent Light, free moisturegenetically significant dose, Glipizide, Glycochenodeoxycholic Acid, Glycodeoxycholic Acid, Graham ratio, GREENHOUSE GASES, Gyharmonised nomenclature for the foreign trade statistics of the EEC countries, harmonized nomenclature for the foreign trade statistics of the EEC countries, Heat Absorbing Window Glass, heat island effect, heat of ionizatio, heat of reaction, heat of wetting, Heat Source, Hexamethoniumindicated work, Instantaneous Efficiency, integral absorbed dose, integrating dosemeter, Intelligenzquotient, ION-EXCHANGE OPERATOR. (references)
Etymologies containing "absorbed": Absorb. (references)

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Modern Usage: Absorbed

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Shocks are so much better absorbed with the knees bent. (The Wicker Man; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer)

Lyrics

Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below ("1979"; performing artist: Smashing Pumpkins)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Absorbed

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Pictorial Record of Great Western Absorbed Engines (reference)

  • Clinical Neutron Dosimetry: Determination of Absorbed Dose in a Patient Treated by External Beams of Fast Neutrons (Icru Report, 45) (reference)

  • Determination of Absorbed Dose in a Patient Irradiated by Beams of X or Gamma Rays in Radiotherapy Procedures (ICRU report number 24) (reference)

  • Methods of Assessment of Absorbed Dose in Clinical Use of Radionuclides (reference)

  • Mird Head & Brain Dosimetry: Absorbed Fractions of Energy & Absorbed Dose Per Unit Cumulated Activity Within Pediatric & Adult Head & Brain Models fo (reference)

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Music

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Use in Literature: Absorbed

TitleAuthorQuote

Contact

Carl Sagan

They were excellent at what they did and, especially in the discovery process, were utterly absorbed in their work.

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

And she led him out of the room, unnoticed by the rest of the party, who were wholly absorbed in watching the old Beggar.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

It is wrong to be so absorbed in the divine law as not to perceive the human law.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Ruthie and Winfield watched, absorbed.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

For instance, that the earth, by the continual approaches of the sun towards it, must in course of time be absorbed or swallowed up.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Absorbed

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Nicotine also is absorbed readily when tobacco is chewed. (references)

THC in marijuana is readily absorbed by fatty tissues in various organs. (references)

Fructose is a special type of sugar that is slowly absorbed into the system. (references)

Business

More than 50 percent was absorbed by the home and Small Office Home Office (SOHO) user groups. (references)

GIB is unlikely to sell off the chain to its main competitor, McDonald's, because it deems Quick's market position too strong to be absorbed by McDonald's. (references)

Civil Liberties

Yemen

Publicly funded Islamic schools will be absorbed into the national system. (references)

Namibia

In 2000 the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was absorbed into a combined Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Information and Broadcasting. (references)

Somalia

The TNG absorbed the Shari'a courts in Mogadishu during the year; however, the Government did not have effective control over the courts at year's end. (references)

Economic History

Taiwan

The PRC has absorbed 40% of Taiwan's overseas investment. (references)

Ghana

In 1985, the country absorbed an additional 100,000 expellees from Nigeria. (references)

Sao Tome and Principe

The islanders have been absorbed largely into a common Luso-African culture. (references)

Human Rights

Togo

In October 2000, the position of Minister for the Promotion of Democracy and the Rule of Law was absorbed into the Ministry of Justice. (references)

Somalia

The Islamic courts in Mogadishu gradually were absorbed during the year by the TNG, and the courts in Merka and Beledweyne ceased to function. (references)

Malawi

Traditional court judges, absorbed into the magistrate court system, also receive some training in court procedure and the body of law that they administer. (references)

Political Economy

PAKISTAN

Debt repayment absorbed approximately 40 percent of the government's budget. (references)

Georgia

The political elite was absorbed in the debate over this proposal over by the summer. (references)

ISRAEL

Those costs were absorbed within the 2001 budget by cutting spending in most non-security areas. (references)

Trade

Austria

The VAT is a pure tax on transactions that is ultimately absorbed by the end-user or consumer. (references)

Nicaragua

Three banks closed in 2000 and one more was absorbed by another bank in 2001. Seven commercial banks operate in Nicaragua. (references)

Oman

ODB absorbed a former agriculture and fisheries bank in 1997. ODB's Export Credit & Financing Unit provides export financing and credit insurance. (references)

Worker Rights

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The age of leaving school at the primary level is 15 years; when these pupils leave school, they usually are absorbed into the labor market disguised as apprentices. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Absorbed

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969The quest for a durable peace, I think, has absorbed every administration since the end of World War II.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Absorbed

"Absorbed" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 73.58% of the time. "Absorbed" is used about 1,161 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)73.58%8548,267
Lexical Verb (past tense)22.98%26718,030
Adjective (general or positive)3.18%3756,631
Noun (proper)0.26%3202,518
                    Total100.00%1,161N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Absorbed

Expressions using "absorbed": absorbed dose absorbed dose index absorbed dose rate absorbed in absorbed in thought absorbed power absorbed voltage average absorbed power be absorbed be absorbed in be absorbed in a book be absorbed in book become absorbed Bistable Etalon with Absorbed transmission cumulative absorbed dose depth absorbed dose integral absorbed dose maximum absorbed dose peak absorbed dose. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "absorbed": non-absorbed, over-absorbed, re-absorbed, self-absorbed, under-absorbed.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Absorbed

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
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absorbed self

6

absorbed best calcium

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absorbed light photosynthesis

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absorbed glass mat battery

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absorbed twin

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absorbed glass mat

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Modern Translations: Absorbed

Language Translations for "absorbed"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

jam zhytur në libër (be absorbed in a book), i zhytur në mendime (absorbed in thought, bemused, immersed in thought, pensive, thoughtful). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مستغرق (absorbed in, deep, engrossed in, immersed, lost in, preoccupied with, rapt). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

погълнат (full, intent, rapt). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

吸" (ABS, Absorb, Absorbing, Absorption, assimilation, Recruited, Recruiting, sorb, sorbed). (various references)

   

Czech

  

být zahloubaný v knize (be absorbed in book). (various references)

   

Danish

  

absorberet dosis er energimaengden, som afsaettes af de ioniserende partikler i det betragtede omraade, pr. mass enhed af det bestraalede stof (absorbed dose : the amount of energy imparted to matter by ionizing particles per unit mass of irradiated material at the place of interest), absorberet dosishastighed (absorbed dose rate), absorberet dosisindeks (absorbed dose index), absorberet energi (absorbed power, average absorbed power), absorptionsspænding (absorbed voltage), afsat energi (energy imparted, energy imparted to matter, integral absorbed dose), akkumuleret dosis (accumulated dose, cumulative absorbed dose, cumulative dose, total dose), antallet af absorberede og som impulser talte kvantei (the number of quanta absorbed and counted as pulses), absorberet dosis (absorbed dose, dose), integreret absorberet dosis (integral absorbed dose, mean energy imparted), den integrerede absorberede dosis er den totale energimaengde, som afgives til stoffet af ioniserende partikler i hele det betragtede omraade (integral absorbed dose : the total quantity of energy imparted to the material by ionizing particles throughout the region of interest), dosis i dybden (depth absorbed dose, depth dose), dybdedosis (depth absorbed dose, depth dose), enhed for absorberet dosis (unit of absorbed dose), ioniserende straaling (absorbed dose), kumulativ dosis (accumulated dose, cumulative absorbed dose, cumulative dose, total dose), maksimalt absorberet dosis (maximum absorbed dose, peak absorbed dose), middel tildelt energi (integral absorbed dose, mean energy imparted), optaget effekt (absorbed power), overtagede produktionsmængde (production absorbed), saedvanligvis bliver 5-10% af foedens blyindhold resorberet (usually 5-10 % of dietary lead is absorbed), takket vaere den hoeje masseabsorptionskoefficient blev lavenergetisk roentgenstraaling naesten helt absorberet (by virtue of the high mass absorption coefficient, low-energy X-radiation was almost entirely absorbed), total energitilførsel (energy imparted, energy imparted to matter, integral absorbed dose), totaldosis (accumulated dose, cumulative absorbed dose, cumulative dose, total dose), vægt optaget vand (absorbed extraneous water), energiforbrug (energy absorbed, energy consumed, power absorbed, power consumed). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

aan materie overgedragen energie (energy imparted, energy imparted to matter, integral absorbed dose), een draineersysteem onttrekt aan de bodem slechts het vrije bodemwater,infiltratiewater en tussenlaags water,maar niet het gebonden capillaire water en adsorptiewater (but not capillary and absorbed water, infiltration water/seepage water/ and strata water can be removed from the soil, only gravitational ground water, where absorbing wells/well drains/drain wells/ are used), geabsorbeerde dosis is de hoeveelheid energie die door ioniserende deeltjes aan een bestraalde stof per eenheid van massa op een bepaalde plaats wordt overgedragen (absorbed dose : the amount of energy imparted to matter by ionizing particles per unit mass of irradiated material at the place of interest), geabsorbeerde dosis (absorbed dose, dose), geabsorbeerd vreemd water (absorbed extraneous water), geabsorbeerd vermogen (absorbed power), geabsorbeerde piekdosis (maximum absorbed dose, peak absorbed dose), eenheid van geabsorbeerde dosis (unit of absorbed dose), gecumuleerde dosis (accumulated dose, cumulative absorbed dose, cumulative dose, total dose), dosistempo (absorbed dose rate, dosage rate, dose rate), dosis (absorbed dose, application rate, dose), door de hoge massa-absorptiecoefficient wordt rontgenstraling met lage energie nagenoeg volledig geabsorbeerd (by virtue of the high mass absorption coefficient, low-energy X-radiation was almost entirely absorbed), dieptedosis (depth absorbed dose, depth dose), cumulatieve dosis (accumulated dose, cumulative absorbed dose, cumulative dose, total dose), broedje met verteerde dooierzak,tot eten in staat (absorbed yolk sac able to feed itself), energieoverdracht (energy imparted, energy imparted to matter, integral absorbed dose), integrale geabsorbeerde dosis (energy imparted, energy imparted to matter, integral absorbed dose), verdiept in (absorbed in), verbruikte energie (energy absorbed, energy consumed, power absorbed, power consumed), piekdosis (maximum absorbed dose, peak absorbed dose), overgenomen produktiehoeveelheid (production absorbed), opgenomen vermogen (absorbed power, input), geabsorbeerde integrale dosis is de in het gehele betrokken gebied door ioniserende deeltjes aan de stof overgedragen hoeveelheid energie (integral absorbed dose : the total quantity of energy imparted to the material by ionizing particles throughout the region of interest), opgaand in (absorbed in), verzonken in (absorbed in), index van de geabsorbeerde dosis (absorbed dose index), in gedachten verzonken (absorbed in thought, abstracted), gewoonlijk wordt 5-10 % van het lood uit de voedingsmiddelen geabsorbeerd (usually 5-10 % of dietary lead is absorbed), gesommerde dosis (accumulated dose, cumulative absorbed dose, cumulative dose, total dose), gemiddelde overdrachtsenergie (integral absorbed dose, mean energy imparted), gemiddelde blootstelling aan trilling (absorbed power, average absorbed power), opgenomen spanning (absorbed voltage). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

absorbita de (absorbed in). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ajatuksiin vaipunut (absorbed in thought), aineeseen siirtynyt energia (energy imparted, energy imparted to matter, integral absorbed dose), absorboitunut teho (absorbed power), absorboitunut tärinän teho (absorbed power, average absorbed power), absorboitunut annos (absorbed dose, dose), absorboituneiden annosten indeksi (absorbed dose index), syventyä (become absorbed in, get engrossed in, go deep into), suurin absorboitunut annos (maximum absorbed dose, peak absorbed dose), siirtynyt energia (energy imparted, energy imparted to matter, integral absorbed dose), ruokinnan starttivaiheen kala (absorbed yolk sac able to feed itself), ottoteho (absorbed power, input), kumuloitunut annos (accumulated dose, cumulative absorbed dose, cumulative dose, total dose), kertynyt annos (accumulated dose, cumulative absorbed dose, cumulative dose, total dose), imeytyä (be absorbed, penetrate, soak), energianluovutus (energy imparted, energy imparted to matter, integral absorbed dose). (various references)

   

French

  

absorbé. (various references)

   

German

  

vertieft (consolidated, deepens, engrossed, preoccupied, recessed, sunk face). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

προσλαμβανόμενη δόση:το ποσό της ενέργειας που μεταβιβάζεται στην ύλη από ιονίζοντα σωματίδια ανά μονάδα μάζας του ακτινοβολούμενου υλικ (absorbed dose : the amount of energy imparted to matter by ionizing particles per unit mass of irradiated material at the place of interest), ολική απορροφημένη ενέργεια σε υλικό μέσο (energy imparted, energy imparted to matter, integral absorbed dose), ολική προσλαμβανόμενη δόση:η ολική ποσότητα της ενέργειας που ελευθερώνεται στο υλικό από ιονίζοντα σωματίδια στην υπό εξέταση περιοχή (integral absorbed dose : the total quantity of energy imparted to the material by ionizing particles throughout the region of interest), Λόγω του υψηλού συντελεστή μαζικής απορρόφησης,η χαμηλής ενέργειας ακτινοβολία Χ απορροφήθηκε σχεδόν εξ ολοκλήρου. (by virtue of the high mass absorption coefficient, low-energy X-radiation was almost entirely absorbed), αθροιστική δόση (accumulated dose, cumulative absorbed dose, cumulative dose, total dose), απορροφούμενη τάση (absorbed voltage), απορροφούμενη ποσότητα (absorbed dose), απορροφούμενη ισχύς (absorbed power, input), απορροφηθέν ύδωρ εξωτερικής προελεύσεως (absorbed extraneous water), απορροφημένη δόση (absorbed dose, dose), απορροφώμενη ισχύς (energy absorbed, energy consumed, power absorbed, power consumed), η κατά βάθος απορροφούμενη δόσις (depth absorbed dose, depth dose), Ο αριθμός των κβάντα που απορροφήθηκαν και μετρήθηκαν σαν παλμοί. (the number of quanta absorbed and counted as pulses), μονάδα απορροφημένης δόσης (unit of absorbed dose), μέγιστη απορροφούμενη δόση,απορροφούμενη δόση αιχμής (maximum absorbed dose, peak absorbed dose), μέση απορροφούμενη ισχύς (absorbed power), μέση απορροφηθείσα ισχύς (absorbed power, average absorbed power), μέση προσδιδόμενη ενέργεια,ολοκληρωτική απορροφούμενη (integral absorbed dose, mean energy imparted), ιονίζουσα ακτινοβολία (absorbed dose, ionizing radiation), συνήθως απορροφάται το 5-10% του μολύβδου της τροφής (usually 5-10 % of dietary lead is absorbed), συσσωρευμένη δόση (accumulated dose, cumulative absorbed dose, cumulative dose, total dose), ρυθμός απορροφημένης δόσης (absorbed dose rate), ένα μέρος του απορροφούμενου μολύβδου επανεκβάλλεται μέσω του γαστρεντερικού συστήματος και αποβάλλεται (a part of the absorbed lead is re-excreted through the gastro-intestinal tractand eliminated), καταναλισκώμενη ισχύς (energy absorbed, energy consumed, power absorbed, power consumed), Τα στραγγιστικά έργα δεν επιτρέπουν την απαγωγή παρά μόνον των ρεόντων υπογείων υδάτων,των υδάτων διήθησης και του υδροφόρου ορίζοντα."εν (but not capillary and absorbed water, infiltration water/seepage water/ and strata water can be removed from the soil, only gravitational ground water, where absorbing wells/well drains/drain wells/ are used). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

משוקע (concave, immersed, sunken), תפוס (busy, engaged, occupied, reserved), קלט, בלע (swallowed). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

mély (capacious, deep, impressive, low, lowly, low-pitched, profound, recondite, rich, to get beyond one's depth, to get out of one's depth, to go beyond one's depth, to go out of one's depth), feszült (drawn, earnest, intensive, strained, strung, tense, uptight), elmerült (immersed, rapt, sunken), elmélyedt (to be engrossed). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

niðursokkinn í (absorbed in). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

tersedot, tercerna (digestible, dissolved), cerna (digested, dissolved). (various references)

   

Italian

  

assorbito (adsorbate, engrossed). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

凝る (to be a fanatic, to be absorbed in, to be devoted to, to congeal, to elaborate, to freeze, to grow stiff, to harden, to stiffen). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

きゅうきゅうとしている (to be absorbed in, to think only of), ぼつにゅう (be absorbed in), ふける (to advance, to age, to be absorbed in, to be engrossed in, to be lost in, to be obsessed by, to become ready to eat, to change with age, to get late, to give oneself up to, to indulge in, to spoil from weathering, to wear on), のめり"む (to be completely absorbed in, to fall for), どくしょざ"まい (be absorbed in reading), "る (to be a fanatic, to be absorbed in, to be devoted to, to elaborate, to grow stiff), むがむちゅう (be absorbed in, lose oneself in), むにむざ" (be completely absorbed in, in earnest), やみつく (to be addicted to, to be taken ill, to become absorbed in, to give oneself up), やみつき (being addicted to, being wholly absorbed by), よみふける (to be absorbed in reading), け"そく (arrest, being exclusively absorbed in something, custody, restraint), ていかい (adjournment, going about immersed or absorbed in, lingering, loitering, recess of legislature, reluctance to leave, suspension of a meeting), え"'きずく (to be absorbed in a play). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

흡수하". (various references)

   

Manx

  

sooit stiagh, jiolit seose (mopped up). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

absorbeday.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

absorto (absent minded, abstracted, deep, ecstatic, lost, oblivious). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

абсорбированный, поглощенный чем-л., поглощенный (immersed, input, rapt). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zadubljen (engrossed, immersed), upijen. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

absorbido, absorto (deep, engrossed, lost, preoccupied, rapt). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ingick i, fördjupad (immersed). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

dikkatini vermiş, dalmış (engrossed, immersed, intent, involved, lost in, submersed, wrapped, wrapt). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

siсmek (be absorbed, be digested). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

захоплений (admiring, boffo, busy in, captive, captured, delighted, enthusiastic, enthusiastical, infatuated, obsessed, rapt, rapturous). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

say mê (crazily, dotingly, keen, nut), miệt m i (absorbedly, absorption, arduous, deep), mê mải, chăm chú (absorbedly, open-eared). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Absorbed

Derivations

Words ending with "absorbed": reabsorbed, unabsorbed. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Absorbed" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: absored, absorped, absured, obsorbed. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Absorbed"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "absorbed" (pronounced ubzô"rbd)
7u b z ô" r b dreabsorbed.
3-r b dbarbed, garbed.

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Anagrams: Absorbed

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-b-d-e-o-r-s"

-1 letter: dabbers, dobbers.

-2 letters: abodes, absorb, adobes, adores, adsorb, ardebs, barbed, barbes, bardes, beards, boards, breads, broads, dabber, debars, desorb, dobber, dobras, oreads, robbed, sabbed, sabred, sarode, serdab, soared, sobbed, sobber, sorbed.

-3 letters: abbes, abode, adobe, adore, ardeb, arose, babes, barbe, barbs, barde, bards, bared, bares, based, baser, beads, beard, bears, board, boars, bodes, boras, bored, bores, brads, braes, bread, broad, brose, darbs, dares, dears, debar, dobra, doers, dorsa, doser, drabs, oared, orbed, oread, rased, reads, redos, resod, roads, robed, robes, rosed, sabed, saber, sabre, sarod, sober.

-4 letters: abbe, abed, abos, ados, aero, arbs, ares, arse, babe, bade, bads, barb, bard, bare, bars, base, bead, bear, beds, boar, boas, bobs, bode, bods, bora, bore, brad, brae, bras, bred, bros, dabs, darb, dare, dear, debs, doer, does, dore, dors, dose, drab, ears, ebbs, eras, eros, oars, obes, odea, odes, orad, orbs, ores, osar, rads, rase, read, rebs, redo, reds, road, robe, robs, rode, rods, roes, rose, sabe, sade, sard, sear, sera, soar, soda, sora, sorb, sord, sore.

-5 letters: abo, abs, ado, ads, arb, are, ars, bad, bar, bas, bed, boa, bob, bod, bos, bra, bro, dab, deb, doe, dor, dos, ear, ebb, eds, era, ers, oar, obe, ode, ods, oes, ora, orb, ore, ors, ose, rad, ras, reb, red, res, rob, rod, roe, sab, sad, sae, sea, ser, sob, sod.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-b-d-e-o-r-s"
 

+1 letter: baseboard.

 

+2 letters: adsorbable, baseboards, breadboxes, reabsorbed, unabsorbed.

 

+3 letters: bargeboards, bombardiers, breadboards, fiberboards, fibreboards.

 

+4 letters: beaverboards, boatbuilders, bombardments.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

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Alternative Orthography: Absorbed


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 62 73 6F 72 62 65 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    -...    ...    ---    .-.    -...    .    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01100010 01110011 01101111 01110010 01100010 01100101 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#98 &#115 &#111 &#114 &#98 &#101 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0062 0073 006F 0072 0062 0065 0064

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3568858184687170

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Speeches
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Orthography
17. Bibliography


  

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