- engrossed
- UK [ɪnˈɡrəʊst] / US [ɪnˈɡroʊst]
adjective
so interested or involved in something that you think about nothing elseengrossed in:
He was so engrossed in his book that he didn't hear her come in.
English dictionary. 2014.
engrossed
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engrossed — index pensive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
engrossed — absorbed, *intent, rapt Analogous words: monopolized, consumed (see MONOPOLIZE): fixed, set, settled (see SET vb): *busy, industrious, diligent, sedulous, assiduous Contrasted words: distracted, bewildered (see PUZZLE vb): distraught (see… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
engrossed — [adj] preoccupied; attentive to absorbed, all wound up*, assiduous, bugged*, busy, captivated, caught up, caught up in, consumed, deep, diligent, engaged, enthralled, fascinated, fiend for*, gone*, gripped, head over heels*, heavily into*, hooked … New thesaurus
Engrossed — Engross En*gross , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engrossing}.] [F., fr. pref. en (L. in) + gros gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir, engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See {Gross}.] 1. To make … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engrossed — adj. 1) deeply engrossed 2) engrossed in (engrossed in one s work) * * * deeply engrossed engrossed in (engrossed in one s work) … Combinatory dictionary
engrossed — Synonyms and related words: absent, absentminded, absorbed, absorbed in, abstracted, assiduous, autograph, autographic, bemused, buried in, buried in thought, busy, calligraphic, castle building, caught up in, chirographic, consumed,… … Moby Thesaurus
engrossed — en|grossed [ ın groust ] adjective so interested or involved in something that you do not think about anything else: engrossed in: He was so engrossed in his book that he didn t hear her come in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
engrossed — [[t]ɪngro͟ʊst[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ in n If you are engrossed in something, it holds your attention completely. Tony didn t notice because he was too engrossed in his work … English dictionary
engrossed — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ deeply, very … Collocations dictionary
engrossed — adjective so interested in something that you do not notice anything else (+ in/with): I tried to attract her attention but she was engrossed in conversation with Stephen … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
