ABSORB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of absorb in English
absorb verb [T]
(TAKE IN )
absorb Cotton absorbs liquids at a faster rate than polyester. soak up Paper towels are great for soaking up kitchen spills. mop up I mopped up the spilt milk with a rag. wick away The jacket uses a special fabric to wick away moisture.
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absorb verb [T]
(UNDERSTAND )
absorb verb [T]
(INTEREST VERY MUCH )
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absorb verb [T]
(PAY )
absorb verb [T]
(TAKE CONTROL )
(Definition of absorb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
absorb | American Dictionary
absorb verb [T]
(SUCK IN )
Note: Used to describe the behavior of a substance or object.
absorb verb [T]
(TAKE ATTENTION )
(Definition of absorb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Examples of absorb
absorb
The process converges to a unique absorbing state in which all players cooperate.
In this process, the energy absorbed by the electrons during the interaction with the laser pulse is converted into both radiation and ion kinetic energy.
Later they absorbed the surviving nomadic descendants of the authentic autochtons.
Possibly, this urban market absorbed part of the area's rural workforce, thereby lightening the pressure on those who sought access to arable land.
The shock breakout times for different targets were recorded at the same absorbed laser intensity.
To adopt such an idea would simplify the teaching of the vowels to learners, since you could absorb these so-called diphthongs into the simple system.
Unlike urban formations before the eighteenth century, these new towns absorbed nomadic and religious elements into their residential and secular spaces.
This is music that is unassuming and often undemonstrative, but that turns simple, elemental materials into drama that is absorbing and hard to forget.
Which was more easily absorbed, the illustrations or the text?
After a period of monopoly, the new processes diffuse to economies capable of absorbing, and often improving upon, the techniques.
In particular, the elderly may be hurt as their remaining lifetime is short and their capacity to absorb risk is small.
In the second type, particles perform large-radius gyromotions and absorb energy from the transverse electric fields; increases stepwise.
The person then absorbs the goal through a series of physical movements, repatterning and brain gym exercises.
Evidently, autarky is not an absorbing state for the agent in this regime at these parameter values.
We observe a qualitative agreement between the charge densities and the average energy absorbed per atom estimated with this primary model and the experimental data.
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Translations of absorb
in Chinese (Traditional)
吸收, （尤指逐漸）吸收, 消減…
in Chinese (Simplified)
吸收, （尤指逐渐）吸收, 消减…
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absorber, asimilar, incorporar…
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absorver, assimilar…
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शोषणे, शोषून घेणे, सत्य वा कल्पना पूर्णपणे समजून त्या लक्षात राहणे…
（液体・熱）を吸収する, 吸い上げる, （知識など）を吸収する…
emmek, içine çekmek, gerçekleri anlamak ve hatırlamak…
எதையாவது எடுக்க, குறிப்பாக படிப்படியாக, ஒரு விஷயம் அல்லது கருத்துக்களை முழுமையாக புரிந்து கொண்டு நினைவில் வைத்துக்கொள்வது…
(प्रायः किसी चीज़ को धीरे धीरे) सोखना, सोख लेना, (तथ्यों या विचारों को) आत्मसात करना…
(સામાન્ય રીતે ધીમે ધીમે કંઈક) શોષી લેવું, શોષવું, ગ્રહણ કરવું…
opsuge, absorbere, optage…
absorbera, suga upp, uppsluka…
menyerap, diambil perhatian, diserap…
aufsaugen, fesseln, aufnehmen…
absorbere, suge opp, fordypet…
جذب کرنا, سوکھ لینا, مدغم کرلینا…
вбирати, абсорбувати, поглинати…
впитывать, усваивать, поглощать…
గ్రహించు, పీల్చుకొను, ముఖ్యంగా క్రమంగా…
يَمتَصّ, يَتَفَهَّم, يَسْتَوْعِب…
শুষে নেওয়া, ভেতরে কিছু নেওয়া, বিশেষ করে ধীরে ধীরে…
vsát, pohltit, osvojit si…
menyerap, mencurahkan perhatian, memahami…
ดูดซึม, ทำให้หมกมุ่น, เรียนรู้และเข้าใจข้อมูลใหม่ ๆ…
wchłaniać, przyswajać sobie, wchłaniać się…
assorbire, capire, assimilare…
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