engross

UK
/ɪnˈɡrəʊs/
US
/ɪnˈɡroʊs/

Übersetzungen

engrossverb
engrossed
Präteritum
engrossed
Partizip Perfekt
engrossing
Gerundium
UK
/ɪnˈɡrəʊs/
US
/ɪnˈɡroʊs/
The book managed to engross him for hours.
Книга смогла поглощать его на часы.
The movie will engross you from start to finish.
Фильм будет увлекать вас от начала до конца.

Definitionen

engrossverb
To absorb all the attention or interest of someone.
The novel engrossed her so much that she forgot to eat dinner.
To write or copy a document in a large, clear, formal script.
The clerk was tasked to engross the legal document for the court records.
To buy up or monopolize (a commodity) so as to control the market; to appropriate exclusively.
In the 18th century, speculators tried to engross the wheat supply.