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Engrossed 1100 Words You Need Week 10 Day 4

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Engrossed 1100 Words You Need

Engrossed 1100 Words You Need

/ɪnˈgrəʊst/ (adj)

giving all your attention to something; absorbed, concerned with, preoccupied with, interested, intrigued, captivated, occupied, enthralled, immersed, gripped, engaged:

She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cakes in the oven.

They were so engrossed in/with what they were doing that they didn’t hear me come in.

Antonym: bored

Noun: engrossment

Adj: engrossing

Adv: engrossingly

Verb: engross

French: absorbée

Farsi: مجذوب


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