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engrossed
[ en-grohst ]
adjective
- completely occupied or absorbed, as by something that captures the mind or attention; showing or characterized by such absorption:
A carefully planned light show, combined with a five-minute tapestry of spacey sounds by the quartet, brought the engrossed audience into a meditative state.
- written or copied in a clear, attractive, large script or in a formal manner, as a public document or record:
In the year 1776 Hopkinson voted for the Declaration of Independence, and affixed his signature to the engrossed copy of that memorable instrument.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of engross ( def ).
Other Word Forms
- ·Dz·· [en-, groh, -sid-lee, -, grohst, -lee], adverb
- -·Dz adjective
- ܲ··Dz adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of engrossed1
Example Sentences
After dessert, with Rob still engrossed in conversation, I left the group, walked around the hotel grounds and found a quiet, deserted pool at the edge of a steep cliff.
People with no connection to the Post Office have told the BBC how they became engrossed watching the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal.
“You just sat through 1,500 shots of character performance that you were completely engrossed in,” Winquist says.
The nation was engrossed in the tale of these two charismatic yet troubled young men who seemed to have it all between wealth and looks before they violently snapped, taking their parents’ lives with shotguns.
His defence lawyer Bob Elias said he was a "lonely, socially isolated" man who had "plunged down the rabbit hole to this sort of fantasy life and became completely engrossed in it".
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