Immerse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

thrust or throw into

devote (oneself) fully to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈɜːs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmˈɜːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmˈɜːs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈɜːs/.

Examples

Immerse yourself in hot water
He immersed himself into his studies
The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soak up steep absorb engross plunge eat up engulf swallow bury swallow up

Parts of Speech

verb	thrust or throw into “Immerse yourself in hot water”
verb	devote (oneself) fully to “He immersed himself into his studies”
verb	enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing “The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”
verb	cause to be immersed “The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text”

Word Forms

plunge	noun	a brief swim in water
plunger	noun	someone who dives (into water)
immersion	noun	complete attention; intense mental effort
engrossment	noun	complete attention; intense mental effort
absorption	noun	complete attention; intense mental effort

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tauchen

stoßen oder hineinwerfen

🇫🇷French

immerger

pousser ou jeter dans

🇪🇸Spanish

sumergirse

empujar o tirar en

🇮🇹Italian

immergere

spingere o lanciare dentro

🇳🇱Dutch

onderdompelen

stoten of erin gooien

🇵🇹Portuguese

imergir

empurrar ou jogar em

🇷🇺Russian

погружаться

бросить или бросить в

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तल्लीन

जोर लगाना या फेंकना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিমজ্জিত

খোঁচা বা নিক্ষেপ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மூழ்கி

உள்ளே தள்ளுங்கள் அல்லது எறியுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముంచుతారు

త్రోయండి లేదా విసిరేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बुडवणे

आत टाका किंवा टाका

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિમજ્જન

ઝોક અથવા ફેંકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಳುಗಿಸಿ

ತಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೆ ಎಸೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഴുകുക

തള്ളുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എറിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੁੱਬਣਾ

ਅੰਦਰ ਸੁੱਟੋ ਜਾਂ ਸੁੱਟੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

غرق

ڈالنا یا پھینکنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沉浸

推入或投入

🇯🇵Japanese

浸す

突っ込む、または投げ込む

🇰🇷Korean

잠그다

밀어 넣거나 던지거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đắm chìm

đẩy hoặc ném vào

🇹🇭Thai

ดื่มด่ำ

ผลักหรือโยนเข้าไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

membenamkan

mendorong atau melemparkan ke dalam

🇵🇭Filipino

isawsaw

itulak o ihagis sa

🇲🇾Malay

tenggelamkan

tolak atau baling ke dalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غمر

دفع أو رمي في

🇮🇷Persian

غوطه ور کردن

رانش یا پرتاب به داخل

🇹🇷Turkish

batırmak

itmek veya içine atmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִטבּוֹל

לדחוף או לזרוק פנימה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'immerse'?

The primary meaning of 'immerse' is 'thrust or throw into'.

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

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

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

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