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Meanings of absorb in English
Synonyms
Examples for "steep"
Examples for "steep"
1
From her vantage point, she saw a steep but possible way up.
2
The company said steep discounts in July helped offset weaker consumer demand.
3
It's miles and miles away; down steep hills and across the ford.
4
The result is routes that are not just long, but extremely steep.
5
Direct Turkish military intervention in Syria has come at a steep price.
1
But the plunge into a political crisis right now is particularly unfortunate.
2
But plunge Europe into existential crisis and it suddenly seems to matter.
3
But West China Cement's share price plunge is a clear red flag.
4
The late-2018 stock market plunge, for instance, derailed holiday sales that year.
5
It is the second Airbus to plunge into the sea this month.
1
A tidal wave of critical comment threatens to engulf the health service.
2
An economic whirlwind of biblical proportions will engulf the newly independent state.
3
We are ground zero of an explosion that will engulf all reality.
4
Within minutes, dark clouds engulf HSBC's Canary Wharf tower, obscuring the view.
5
Piecemeal firefighting may not quench the firestorm threatening to engulf the continent.
1
But John doesn't just encourage young people to immerse themselves in books.
2
Push down on vegetables to fully immerse them in the boiling water.
3
Then she'd race to the hospital to immerse herself in her work.
4
It wasn't often you got the chance to immerse yourself in Klingons.
5
The snow had helped, but he would need to immerse himself shortly.
1
But more and more the life of the hospital would engross her.
2
The city might engross your attention so you'd be happy for months.
3
And certainly her charms are quite enough to engross her whole attention.
4
She has conferred upon another that affection which I wished to engross.
5
One pretty young woman appeared inclined to engross him entirely to herself.
Usage of absorb in English
1
Some question how much more oil China and the region can absorb.
2
Water hyacinths efficiently absorb nutrients from eutrophic waters, mitigating nutrient pollution problems.
3
But she seemed able to absorb the information with no particular surprise.
4
Markets can absorb virtually any disaster if they are given honest facts.
5
Global plant growth has increased so far, and plants absorb carbon dioxide.
6
Think about it: they have to absorb an enormous amount of information.
7
I allowed Snook time to absorb the horrific reality I was dispensing.
8
It's something I'm constantly trying to understand and absorb into my work.
9
No amount of preternatural intelligence allowed me to really absorb medical texts.
10
I can't simply absorb the extra I am being charged, he said.
11
This fund stands to absorb huge tax resources over the coming years.
12
They listen and absorb information, thoughts, and perspectives different from their own.
13
Even so, the market is struggling to absorb the crude, traders said.
14
Holly hung there for several minutes, trying to absorb what had happened.
15
He said wealthier households would able to absorb cuts and tax rises.
16
I'm able to absorb the good moments and feel the bad ones.
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Translations for absorb
Absorb through the time
Absorb across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
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New Zealand
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