absorb

Definition

  • v. become imbued
  • v. take up mentally
  • v. take up, as of debts or payments
  • v. take in, also metaphorically

Word forms

Past participle
absorbed
Past tense
absorbed
Third person singular
absorbs
Present participle
absorbing

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    She tried to absorb all the information from the lecture.

  2. 醫

    The body can absorb certain vitamins better when taken with food.