engrossed

C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /ɪnˈɡroʊst/ UK /ɪnˈɡrəʊst/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
having one's full attention absorbed; deeply occupied

He was so engrossed in his book that he missed his stop.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having one's full attention... absorbed immersed preoccupied raptcaptivatedoccupied intent

Opposites

distracted detached disinterested inattentive

Word family

Related forms engross engrossing engrossment gross

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').

en gros Old French grossus Latin

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# 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

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