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Meanings of
engross
in English
Portuguese
focar
Catalan
submergir-se
Spanish
enfrascarse
Back to the meaning
Devote (oneself) fully to.
steep
plunge
absorb
engulf
immerse
soak up
Portuguese
focar
Portuguese
ocupar
Catalan
ocupar
Spanish
atraer
Back to the meaning
Consume all of one's attention or time.
engage
occupy
Portuguese
ocupar
Synonyms
Examples for "
engage
"
engage
occupy
Examples for "
engage
"
1
Just keep listening;
engage
with the problem, ask more and more questions.
2
View,
engage
,
listen, read and ask as many questions as you wish.
3
However, the US would continue to
engage
with the organisation, he said.
4
Dr Prasad said the government should
engage
with unions in good faith.
5
The Australian Government should
engage
with South African officials, Mr Roets said.
1
In the long years ahead, I need some way to
occupy
myself.
2
Russian troops continue to
occupy
part of Georgia, although combat has stopped.
3
There are controls set within this body I happen, unfortunately, to
occupy
.
4
Its troops continue to
occupy
part of Georgia, although combat has stopped.
5
Translation: Though we've heard rumors another company may already
occupy
those positions.
Usage of
engross
in English
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.
6
His art had no power to amuse him or
engross
his thought.
7
Alice dear, you must not be selfish and
engross
all his time.
8
And will not such a man as this
engross
all your solitudes?
9
You have long had the greatest share of it; you now
engross
it.
10
The original settlers
engross
the desirable lands of the older area.
11
And always there should be books; chosen more to divert than to
engross
.
12
These are the two objects that
engross
the highest aspirations of a Chinaman.
13
He noticed, moreover, that the social gaieties of Darjeeling did not
engross
her.
14
Freemen are serious; they have objects at their heart worthy to
engross
attention.
15
He used to
engross
on stamped paper in a primitive spelling.
16
The archbishop talked to every one, but never seemed to
engross
the conversation.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
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engross
Verb
Indicative · Present · Third
Frequent collocations
engross the attention
engross a blank
engross all conversation
engross almost
engross commerce
More collocations
Translations for
engross
Portuguese
focar
ocupar
Catalan
submergir-se
immergir-se
ocupar
atraure
absorbir
atreure
Spanish
enfrascarse
empaparse
absorberse
sumergirse
concentrarse
embelesarse
aislarse
zambullirse
ensimismarse
abstraerse
atraer
ocupar
absorber
Engross
through the time
Engross
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common