engrossed C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ɪnˈɡroʊst/ UK /ɪnˈɡrəʊst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having one's full attention absorbed; deeply occupied He was so engrossed in his book that he missed his stop. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having one's full attention... absorbedimmersedpreoccupiedraptcaptivatedoccupiedintent ↔ Opposites distracteddetacheddisinterestedinattentive Word family Related forms engrossengrossingengrossmentgross Etymology AI details From the past participle of engross, from Anglo-Norman engrosser, from Old French en gros ('in large quantity, wholesale'), from Late Latin grossus ('thick, large'). en gros Old French grossus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # engrossed **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈɡroʊst/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈɡrəʊst/ ## Meanings 1. having one's full attention absorbed; deeply occupied ## Examples - He was so engrossed in his book that he missed his stop. ## Synonyms - absorbed - immersed - preoccupied - rapt - captivated - occupied - intent ## Antonyms - distracted - detached - disinterested - inattentive ## Related Forms - engross - engrossing - engrossment - gross ## Roots and Affixes - Root: en gros - Root: grossus ## Etymology From the past participle of engross, from Anglo-Norman engrosser, from Old French en gros ('in large quantity, wholesale'), from Late Latin grossus ('thick, large'). ## AI Etymology Engrossed is from the past participle of engross, from Anglo-Norman engrosser, from Old French en gros ('in large quantity, wholesale'), from Late Latin grossus ('thick, large'). Important recorded forms include en gros (Old French) and grossus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers having one's full attention absorbed; deeply occupied. The wider family includes related words such as engross, engrossing, engrossment, and gross. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown