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Synonyms for engrossed

Grammar : Adj
Spell : en-grohs
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈgroʊs

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Définition of engrossed

Origin :
  • c.1400, "to buy up the whole stock of" (in Anglo-French from c.1300), from Old French en gros "in bulk, in a large quantity, at wholesale," as opposed to en detail. See gross.
  • Figurative sense of "absorb the whole attention" is first attested 1709. A parallel engross, meaning "to write (something) in large letters," is from Anglo-French engrosser, from Old French en gros "in large (letters)." Related: Engrossed; engrossing.
  • adj preoccupied; attentive to
Example sentences :
  • The discovery which Ellinor had just made to me engrossed all my powers of attention.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • She immediately attracted and engrossed the attention of all present.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The idea became rooted in his mind, and engrossed his thoughts.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • The subject abstracted their attention, and engrossed all their faculties.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Business has not, however, engrossed the whole of Mr. Beckwith's time and talents.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • Luckily they were so engrossed in the matter on hand that neither of them observed me.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • But Rodenard talked on, engrossed in his theme to the exclusion of all else.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • So engrossed had I been that I had never heard his soft approach over the turf.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Engrossed in the scene below she had not so much as listened to his bitter tirade.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • "Have they not told you," rejoined the other airily, engrossed in filling the glasses.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

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