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engrossing

/ɪnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/

/ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ/

Translations

engrossinggerund / present participle

/ɪnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/

/ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ/

увлекательный

The book was so engrossing that I couldn't put it down.

Книга была настолько увлекательной, что я не мог её отложить.

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Antonyms

engrossingnoun

engrossings

/ɪnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/

/ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ/

Gerundial noun: the act or process of engrossing (especially a document).

engrossverb

engrossing

Gerund

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

engrossgerund / present participle

engrossing

Used attributively in its -ing form, e.g. ‘an engrossing film’

Synonyms

Definitions

engrossinggerund / present participle

Capturing and holding one's attention; absorbing.

The novel was so engrossing that I couldn't put it down until I finished it.

engrossingnoun

The act or process of preparing a final fair copy of a document in a clear, large script; engrossment.

The engrossing of the contract was completed by the clerk before it was signed.

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.

engrossgerund / present participle

Captivating; holding the complete attention of someone.

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