engrossed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/ (US)
Meanings
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Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
[Yann] LeCun's in a jovial mood, and I find myself engrossed in his colorful stories about the early years of AI research.
2026 January 3, Melissa Heikkilä, “Lunch with the FT: Yann LeCun”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:The large, soft dark eyes were raised, but seemed rather engrossed by their own feelings—(thoughts are scarcely tender enough for such a look)—than fixed upon any surrounding object.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 258:The children were engrossed by the story.
- Finalized, written in large letters. (of a document)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more engrossed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most engrossed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
overengrossed · unengrossed · engrossed amendment
Translations (23)
es absorto (preoccupied) · id keasyikan (preoccupied) · fr absorbé (preoccupied) · de entrückt (preoccupied) · hi मगन (preoccupied) · cs pohlcený (preoccupied) · cs ponořený (preoccupied) · cs pohroužený (preoccupied) · nl overheerst (preoccupied) · mi tāuteute (preoccupied) · hi तल्लीन (preoccupied) · de ausgefertigt (finalized) · de vertieft (preoccupied) · ca absort (preoccupied) · hi मग्न (preoccupied) · oc absorbit (preoccupied) · oc preocupat (preoccupied) · es enfrascado (preoccupied) · bn মশগুল (preoccupied) · oc finalizat (finalized) · ota مشغول (preoccupied) · fr obnubilé (preoccupied) · nl in beslag genomen (preoccupied)