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Meanings of absorb in English

Portuguese
absorver
Catalan
absorbir
Spanish
recibir

Take in, also metaphorically.

    Related terms
    absorver
    Portuguese
    focar
    Catalan
    submergir-se
    Spanish
    enfrascarse

    Devote (oneself) fully to.

          focar
          Portuguese
          ocupar
          Catalan
          ocupar
          Spanish
          atraer

          Consume all of one's attention or time.

                ocupar
                Portuguese
                assimilar
                Catalan
                assimilar
                Spanish
                empapar

                Take up mentally.

                      assimilar
                      Usage of absorb in English
                      1
                      Some question how much more oil China and the region can absorb.
                      Reuters
                      2
                      Water hyacinths efficiently absorb nutrients from eutrophic waters, mitigating nutrient pollution problems.
                      Pubmed
                      3
                      But she seemed able to absorb the information with no particular surprise.
                      Revolutionary Road
                      4
                      Markets can absorb virtually any disaster if they are given honest facts.
                      The Guardian
                      5
                      Global plant growth has increased so far, and plants absorb carbon dioxide.
                      The Guardian
                      6
                      Think about it: they have to absorb an enormous amount of information.
                      Bake sale murder
                      7
                      I allowed Snook time to absorb the horrific reality I was dispensing.
                      Bones Are Forever
                      8
                      It's something I'm constantly trying to understand and absorb into my work.
                      The Guardian
                      9
                      No amount of preternatural intelligence allowed me to really absorb medical texts.
                      Prince Lestat
                      10
                      I can't simply absorb the extra I am being charged, he said.
                      The Guardian
                      11
                      This fund stands to absorb huge tax resources over the coming years.
                      The Irish Times
                      12
                      They listen and absorb information, thoughts, and perspectives different from their own.
                      Unleashing the power of rubber bands: lessons in non-linear lead...
                      13
                      Even so, the market is struggling to absorb the crude, traders said.
                      Reuters
                      14
                      Holly hung there for several minutes, trying to absorb what had happened.
                      Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
                      15
                      He said wealthier households would able to absorb cuts and tax rises.
                      The Irish Times
                      16
                      I'm able to absorb the good moments and feel the bad ones.
                      News.com.au
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                      Translations for absorb
                      Absorb through the time
                      Absorb across language varieties
                      South Africa
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
                      New Zealand
                      Common
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