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engross

/ɪnˈɡrəʊs/

/ɪnˈɡroʊs/

engrossverb

engrossed

Präteritum

engrossed

Partizip Perfekt

engrossing

Gerundium

/ɪnˈɡrəʊs/

/ɪnˈɡroʊs/

Übersetzungen

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

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.

Synonyme

engrossgerundium / partizip präsens

Definitionen

Captivating; holding the complete attention of someone.

It was an engrossing documentary that kept viewers glued to the screen.

engrosspartizip perfekt

Definitionen

Deeply absorbed or occupied (usually followed by ‘in’).

She sat completely engrossed in her book.