Engross — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

devote (oneself) fully to

consume all of one's attention or time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋɡɹˈoʊs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛŋɡɹˈəʊs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛŋɡɹˈəʊs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛŋɡɹˈoʊs/.

Examples

He immersed himself into his studies
Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soak up steep absorb plunge engulf engage immerse occupy

Parts of Speech

verb	devote (oneself) fully to “He immersed himself into his studies”
verb	consume all of one's attention or time “Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely”

Word Forms

immersion	noun	complete attention; intense mental effort
engrossment	noun	complete attention; intense mental effort
absorption	noun	complete attention; intense mental effort
occupation	noun	any activity that occupies a person's attention

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vertiefen

sich voll und ganz widmen

🇫🇷French

absorber

se consacrer pleinement à

🇪🇸Spanish

absorber

dedicarse plenamente a

🇮🇹Italian

assorbire

dedicarsi (se stessi) completamente a

🇳🇱Dutch

boeien

zich volledig aan wijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

absorver

dedicar-se (a si mesmo) totalmente a

🇷🇺Russian

поглощать

полностью посвятить себя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तल्लीन

(स्वयं को) पूर्णतः समर्पित कर देना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিমগ্ন

সম্পূর্ণরূপে নিবেদিত (নিজেকে)

🇮🇳Tamil

மூழ்கி

(தன்னை) முழுமையாக அர்ப்பணிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిమగ్నమై

(తనకు) పూర్తిగా అంకితం చేసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तल्लीन

(स्वतःला) पूर्णपणे समर्पित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તલ્લીન

(પોતાને) સંપૂર્ણ રીતે સમર્પિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಳುಗಿಸು

(ತನ್ನನ್ನು) ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ವಿನಿಯೋಗಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഴുകുക

(സ്വയം) പൂർണ്ണമായും സമർപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਗਨ

(ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ) ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مگن

(خود کو) مکمل طور پر وقف کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

独占

全身心地投入（自己）

🇯🇵Japanese

ずっと

～に完全に（自分自身を）捧げる

🇰🇷Korean

몰두하다

(자신을) 전념하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sao

cống hiến (bản thân) hoàn toàn cho

🇹🇭Thai

ครอบงำ

อุทิศ (ตัวเอง) ให้เต็มที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

memikat

mengabdikan (diri sendiri) sepenuhnya kepada

🇲🇾Malay

asyik

mengabdikan (diri) sepenuhnya kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استغرق

تكريس (النفس) بالكامل ل

🇮🇷Persian

غرق شدن

(خود) را به طور کامل به

🇹🇷Turkish

ilgi çekici

(kendini) tamamen adamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַסֵחַ

להתמסר (עצמו) במלואו

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The primary meaning of 'engross' is 'devote (oneself) fully to'.

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Using 'engross' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'engross' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'engross' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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