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engrossed

/ɪnˈɡrəʊst/

/ɪnˈɡroʊst/

Translations

engrossedadjective

more engrossed

Comp.

most engrossed

Super.

/ɪnˈɡrəʊst/

/ɪnˈɡroʊst/

поглощённый

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.

увлечённый

He was engrossed in the movie and didn't notice the time passing.

Он был увлечённый фильмом и не заметил, как прошло время.

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engrossverb

engrossed

Past Simple

engrossed

Past Simple

engrossed

Past Participle

engrossing

Gerund

/ɪnˈɡrəʊs/

/ɪnˈɡroʊs/

поглощать

The book managed to engross him for hours.

Книга смогла поглощать его на часы.

увлекать

The movie will engross you from start to finish.

Фильм будет увлекать вас от начала до конца.

Synonyms

engrosspast participle

engrossed

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

Synonyms

Definitions

engrossedadjective

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.

engrosspast participle

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

She sat completely engrossed in her book.