engross

[US]/ɪnˈɡrəʊs/
[UK]/ɪnˈɡroʊs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. absorb all the attention or interest of

Phrases & Collocations

engrossed in conversation

engrossing novel

Example Sentences

to engross the market

this movie's an engrossing watch.

listened to an engrossing symphony.

the notes totally engrossed him.

they seemed to be engrossed in conversation.

engrossed herself in her reading;

Engrossed in his book he forgot the time.

The student is engrossed in his book.

He told us an engrossing story.

the country had made the best of its position to engross trade.

A great novel engrosses the reader.See Synonyms at monopolize

He seemed completely engrossed in his book.

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

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

Real-world Examples

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

Source: Psychology Mini Class

That so totally engrossed my attention and time.

Source: Humanity: The Story of All of Us

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

Source: Returning Home

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

Source: Reciting beautiful English prose for you.

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

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

But self, though it would intrude, could not engross her.

Source: Pride and Prejudice - English Audio Version (Read by Emilia Fox)

She had been engrossing Sir James.

Source: Middlemarch (Part One)

His mind was engrossed; he only half answered the eager tenderness that she showed to him.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Four)

The inconveniencies resulting from the possession of its colonies, every country has engrossed to itself completely.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Four)

'I didn't know they had a second son.' He was engrossed in his phone; his father staring ahead.

Source: Friday Flash Fiction - 100-word Micro Fiction

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