to absorb

Examples

• All

• During the lecture, she found it hard to absorb all the information presented.

• When you have that mindset of learning, and you can absorb things you're always gonna improve at what you do.

  Bisping (2021)

• You are not expected to absorb all this information in one sitting.

• It's about the way you approach and absorb that activity.

• That was important for me to absorb the vibe, to understand it.

  The United Way (2021)

• Sometimes I get too absorbed in my undercover work.

  CarousHELL The 2nd (2021)

• Finally, resilience means having the means to absorb the new lessons that can be drawn from a catastrophe.

  Academic text (2008)

• Adopt that learners beginners mindset and just absorb as much as you can.

• Folktales and lore were absorbed and transmitted from one generation to the next.

  The Mothman Legacy (2020)

• Having left behind one ambitious poetic project, Webb was suddenly absorbed in another.

  Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

P

to pay attention

vsto absorb

∞ 1.6

To focus on someone or something and notice carefully

is stronger, meaning all attention is taken up rather than simple focus

C

to concentrate

vsto absorb

561 3.4

To give all your attention to one thing

is about being occupied broadly, not only focusing effort on tasks

C

to concentrate on

vsto absorb

279 3.1

Give your full attention to one activity or subject

is more general, covering full interest not limited to tasks

C

to consume

vsto absorb

193 5.3

To take all of a person's time and attention

covers full attention but with less emphasis on intensity

E

to engage

vsto absorb

117 3.5

To keep someone's full attention

means the same total involvement but stated more generally

O

to occupy

vsto absorb

99 3.5

To keep someone's mind or attention busy

implies full interest rather than merely keeping someone busy

I

to immerse

vsto absorb

59 4.8

Make someone fully involved in an activity or interest

describes full involvement without the sense of being submerged

P

to plunge

vsto absorb

56 4.2

To move suddenly and energetically into something like water or a new activity

refers to steady full occupation rather than sudden energetic entry

S

to steep

vsto absorb

27 5.8

To give yourself fully to a subject or activity

is immediate full occupation rather than a slow devotion

E

to engulf

vsto absorb

23 5.7

To be completely taken over by a feeling or activity

means full occupation without implying overwhelming force

L

to lose oneself

vsto absorb

22 5.1

To become so focused on something that you do not notice anything else

describes full occupation but without losing awareness completely

E

to engross

vsto absorb

17 5.8

To hold someone's full attention

is about being fully occupied or interested in a neutral way

S

to soak up

vsto absorb

• Informal

16 3.9

To take in and enjoy the atmosphere or information

is broader, covering attention being held without the learning focus

D

to drink in

vsto absorb

7 5.1

To look at or listen to something with full attention and enjoy it

covers full attention generally, not specifically pleasure and sensing

Antonyms

D

distracted

3.1

Not able to pay attention because your mind is on other things

How Absorbed

to engross

17 5.8

to absorb

112 3.1

to pay attention

∞ 1.6

to interest

206 1.0

to notice

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology