absorbido

absorbed

adjective ah-sohr-BEE-doh Rare

Usage Note

Absorbido is the past participle of absorber used adjectivally. It can mean physically absorbed (a liquid absorbido by a sponge), or figuratively absorbed in concentration (absorbido por el trabajo). It also appears in business contexts: una empresa absorbida is a company that has been taken over or merged. Agrees in gender: absorbida, and number: absorbidos.

Examples

"Estaba completamente absorbido por la lectura."

Natural Translation

He was completely absorbed in his reading.

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