Engrossed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

devote (oneself) fully to

consume all of one's attention or time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋɡɹˈoʊst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛŋɡɹˈəʊst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛŋɡɹˈəʊst/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛŋɡɹˈoʊst/.

Examples

He immersed himself into his studies
Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
that engrossed look or rapt delight

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soak up steep absorb engross plunge enwrapped intent wrapped engulf absorbed engage captive 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”
adjective	giving or marked by complete attention to; ; ; - Walter de la Mare “that engrossed look or rapt delight”
adjective	written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document

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
intentness	noun	the quality of being intent and concentrated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vertieft

sich voll und ganz widmen

🇫🇷French

absorbé

se consacrer pleinement à

🇪🇸Spanish

absorto

dedicarse plenamente a

🇮🇹Italian

assorto

dedicarsi (se stessi) completamente a

🇳🇱Dutch

verdiept

zich volledig aan wijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

absorto

dedicar-se (a si mesmo) totalmente a

🇷🇺Russian

поглощенный

полностью посвятить себя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तल्लीन

(स्वयं को) पूर्णतः समर्पित कर देना

🇧🇩Bengali

মগ্ন

সম্পূর্ণরূপে নিবেদিত (নিজেকে)

🇮🇳Tamil

மூழ்கியது

(தன்னை) முழுமையாக அர்ப்பணிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిమగ్నమయ్యాడు

(తనకు) పూర్తిగా అంకితం చేసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तल्लीन

(स्वतःला) पूर्णपणे समर्पित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તલ્લીન

(પોતાને) સંપૂર્ણ રીતે સમર્પિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಳುಗಿದೆ

(ತನ್ನನ್ನು) ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ವಿನಿಯೋಗಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഴുകി

(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

全神贯注的

全身心地投入（自己）

🇯🇵Japanese

夢中になっている

～に完全に（自分自身を）捧げる

🇰🇷Korean

열중하다

(자신을) 전념하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mải mê

cống hiến (bản thân) hoàn toàn cho

🇹🇭Thai

หมกมุ่น

อุทิศ (ตัวเอง) ให้เต็มที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

asyik

mengabdikan (diri sendiri) sepenuhnya kepada

🇲🇾Malay

asyik

mengabdikan (diri) sepenuhnya kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منهمك

تكريس (النفس) بالكامل ل

🇮🇷Persian

غرق شده

(خود) را به طور کامل به

🇹🇷Turkish

dalmış

(kendini) tamamen adamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

שקועה

להתמסר (עצמו) במלואו

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

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

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