Engrossed Meaning
/ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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verbsimple past and past participle of engross
adjPreoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
"The children were engrossed by the story."
"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:
adjFinalized, written in large letters. (of a document)
Sentence Examples
Takeo is engrossed in solving mathematical problems.
We know how completely engrossed children become in games.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She was so ____ in the mystery novel that she missed her dinner call.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was so ____ in her book that she missed her stop.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She was so ____ in the mystery novel that she missed her dinner call.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was so ____ in her book that she missed her stop.