engrossed

UK
/ɪnˈɡrəʊst/
US
/ɪnˈɡroʊst/

Übersetzungen

engrossedadjektiv
more engrossed
Komp.
most engrossed
Super.
UK
/ɪnˈɡrəʊst/
US
/ɪnˈɡroʊst/
She was so engrossed in her book that she didn't hear the phone ring.
Она была настолько поглощённая своей книгой, что не услышала звонка телефона.
He was engrossed in the movie and didn't notice the time passing.
Он был увлечённый фильмом и не заметил, как прошло время.
engrossverb

engrossed

Präteritum

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.
engrosspartizip perfekt

engrossed

Used predicatively/attributively in its -ed form, e.g. ‘he was engrossed in thought’

Definitionen

engrossedadjektiv
Giving all one's attention or interest to something.
She was so engrossed in the book that she didn't hear the phone ring.
Written or prepared in its final, formal form, especially of a legal document.
The engrossed deed was ready for signing by the parties.
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.
engrosspartizip perfekt
Deeply absorbed or occupied (usually followed by ‘in’).
She sat completely engrossed in her book.