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Definition of engrossed adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

engrossed

adjective
 
/ɪnˈɡrəʊst/
 
/ɪnˈɡrəʊst/
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  1. so interested or involved in something that you give it all your attention
    • Thankfully, they were all too engrossed to notice her.
    • engrossed in/with (doing) something She was engrossed in conversation.
    • Dawn was engrossed in stuffing clothes into a bag.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • deeply
    • very
    • completely
    preposition
    • in
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