engrossed

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engrossed

/ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/ US

Rhymes with -əʊst

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of engross

adjective more engrossed · most engrossed

Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else. The children were engrossed by the story.
Finalized, written in large letters. (of a document)

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adj preoccupied

Español	enfrascado, absorto
हिन्दी	मगन magan, मग्न magna, तल्लीन tallīn
Français	obnubilé, absorbé
Deutsch	entrückt, vertieft

adj finalized

Deutsch	ausgefertigt

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@misc{engrossed_2026,
  title = {engrossed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/engrossed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}