engrossed

[US]/ɪnˈ grəʊst/
[UK]/ɪn'ɡrost/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. helt koncentrerad, helt absorberad
Word Forms
Past Tenseengrossed
Past Participleengrossed

Phrases & Collocations

completely engrossed

fullständigt upptagen

deeply engrossed

djupt upptagen

totally engrossed

total upptagen

utterly engrossed

fullständigt upptagen

Example Sentences

the notes totally engrossed him.

noterna fångade honom helt och hållet.

they seemed to be engrossed in conversation.

de verkade vara djupt engagerade i samtal.

engrossed herself in her reading;

hon var djupt försjunken i sin läsning;

Engrossed in his book he forgot the time.

Försjunken i sin bok glömde han tiden.

The student is engrossed in his book.

Studenten är djupt försjunken i sin bok.

He seemed completely engrossed in his book.

Han verkade vara helt försjunken i sin bok.

he is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life.

han är uppslukad av sitt arbete till skada för sitt äktenskap.

Newton was so engrossed in his laboratory work that he often forgot to eat.

Newton var så försjunken i sitt laboratoriarbete att han ofta glömde att äta.

Real-world Examples

Like that night under the Starlet Sky when they were engrossed in your career ambitions.

Liksom den där natten under Starlet Sky när de var djupt engagerade i dina karriärsmål.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

That so totally engrossed my attention and time.

Det var så totalt engagerande för min uppmärksamhet och tid.

Source: Humanity: The Story of All of Us

A more important subject than that of getting indoors now engrossed her.

Ett viktigare ämne än att gå inomhus, nu engagerade henne.

Source: Returning Home

But Laura, our only daughter, sat quietly, engrossed in her project.

Men Laura, vår enda dotter, satt tyst och var djupt engagerad i sitt projekt.

Source: Reciting beautiful English prose for you.

They didn't look up when I entered, too engrossed in Alice's work.

De såg inte upp när jag kom in, för upptagna med Alices arbete.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

And yet... her husband and children became the subject which wholly engrossed Natasha's attention.

Och ändå... hennes man och barn blev det ämne som helt engagerade Natashas uppmärksamhet.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

The woman was so engrossed with her occupation that she hardly saw Venn.

Kvinnan var så upptagen med sitt arbete att hon knappt såg Venn.

Source: Returning Home

They were so engrossed in each other that she didn't see me until I was five feet away.

De var så upptagna med varandra att hon inte såg mig förrän jag var fem fot bort.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

'You seem very much engrossed with him, ' she answered, with a jealous little toss.

”Du verkar vara väldigt upptagen med honom”, svarade hon med en svartsjuk liten kast.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

Jones completely engrossed in his video game.

Jones var helt uppslukad i sitt tv-spel.

Source: season-2022

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