Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to absorb
Participle: absorbed
Gerund: absorbing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | absorb |
| you | absorb |
| he;she;it | absorbs |
| we | absorb |
| you | absorb |
| they | absorb |
Perfect
| I | have absorbed |
| you | have absorbed |
| he;she;it | has absorbed |
| we | have absorbed |
| you | have absorbed |
| they | have absorbed |
Past
| I | absorbed |
| you | absorbed |
| he;she;it | absorbed |
| we | absorbed |
| you | absorbed |
| they | absorbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had absorbed |
| you | had absorbed |
| he;she;it | had absorbed |
| we | had absorbed |
| you | had absorbed |
| they | had absorbed |
Future
| I | will absorb |
| you | will absorb |
| he;she;it | will absorb |
| we | will absorb |
| you | will absorb |
| they | will absorb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have absorbed |
| you | will have absorbed |
| he;she;it | will have absorbed |
| we | will have absorbed |
| you | will have absorbed |
| they | will have absorbed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | absorb |
| you | absorb |
| he;she;it | absorb |
| we | absorb |
| you | absorb |
| they | absorb |
Perfect
| I | have absorbed |
| you | have absorbed |
| he;she;it | have absorbed |
| we | have absorbed |
| you | have absorbed |
| they | have absorbed |
Imperfect
| I | absorbed |
| you | absorbed |
| he;she;it | absorbed |
| we | absorbed |
| you | absorbed |
| they | absorbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had absorbed |
| you | had absorbed |
| he;she;it | had absorbed |
| we | had absorbed |
| you | had absorbed |
| they | had absorbed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would absorb |
| you | would absorb |
| he;she;it | would absorb |
| we | would absorb |
| you | would absorb |
| they | would absorb |
Perfect
| I | would have absorbed |
| you | would have absorbed |
| he;she;it | would have absorbed |
| we | would have absorbed |
| you | would have absorbed |
| they | would have absorbed |
Imperative
| you | absorb |
| we | Let's absorb |
| you | absorb |
Verbs conjugated like 'absorb'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'absorb'
adsorb,
abhor,
abord,
abort,
adsorp,
assort,
desorb,
disorb,
reabsorb,
resorb,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to include as a constituent part or functionality
- add on, assimilate, co-opt, corporate, incorporate, incorpse, integrate, subsume, swallow
- assimilate
- cushion, sop, incorporate, sponge, consume, devour, engulf
- occupy
- engross, engage, employ
- understand
- assimilate, grasp, learn, sense
Antonyms
- to produce and transmit
- consume, swallow, take in, emit
- understand
- misunderstand, mistake, misapprehend, misinterpret
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1490, from M.Fr.
absorber (O.Fr.
assorbir), from L.
absorbere "to swallow up," from
ab- "from" +
sorbere "suck in."
Absorbent (n.) first recorded 1718.
Absorbing in the fig. sense of "very interesting" first recorded 1876.
2. From Middle French absorber, from Old French assorbir, from Latin absorbeō (“swallow up”), from ab- (“from”) + sorbeō (“suck in, swallow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- (“to sip”). Compare French absorber. See: Latin '
absorbeō', French '
absorber'.
Verbs referencing "absorb"
Finnish with old forms
absorboida, Esperanto
absorbi.
Sample Sentences
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Eva had come gradually nearer and nearer to her father, as he told the story,—her small lips apart, her eyes wide and earnest with absorbing interest.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The child's whole heart and soul seemed absorbed in works of love and kindness. Impulsively generous she had always been; but there was a touching and womanly thoughtfulness about her now, that every one noticed. She still loved to play with [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] features; and Alfred, dark-eyed, with haughty Roman profile, firmly-knit limbs, and decided bearing. They were always abusing each other's opinions and practices, and yet never a whit the less absorbed in each other's society; in fact, the very contrariety seemed to unite them, like the attraction between opposite poles of the magnet.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Marie St. Clare had taken no notice of the child's gradually decaying health and strength, because she was completely absorbed in studying out two or three new forms of disease to which she believed she herself was a victim. It was the first principle of Marie's belief that nobody ever was or could be so great a sufferer as [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Tom did not answer. St. Clare rose up and walked thoughtfully up and down the verandah, seeming to forget everything in his own thoughts; so absorbed was he, that Tom had to remind him twice that the teabell had rung, before he could get his attention.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] business for the St. Clares; and the most that, in the emergency, could be done, was to address a letter of inquiry to him. The sudden death of Mr. Shelby, a few days after, brought, of course, an absorbing pressure of other interests, for a season.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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George sat with his back to Cassy, and did not see the absorbed expression of her countenance, as he was giving these details.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)