engrossed

  • 11engrossed — adjective so interested in something that you do not notice anything else (+ in/with): I tried to attract her attention but she was engrossed in conversation with Stephen …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12engrossed — adjective Leopold is engrossed in his stamp collection Syn: absorbed in, involved in, interested in, engaged in, occupied by/with, preoccupied by/with, immersed in, caught up in, riveted by, gripped by, rapt in, fascinated by/with, intent on,… …

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  • 13engrossed — adjective 1. giving or marked by complete attention to (Freq. 4) that engrossed look or rapt delight then wrapped in dreams so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred Walter de la Mare rapt with wonder wrapped in thought •… …

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  • 14engrossed bill — see bill 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. engrossed bill …

    Law dictionary

  • 15Engrossed bill — Engross En*gross , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engrossing}.] [F., fr. pref. en (L. in) + gros gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir, engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See {Gross}.] 1. To make …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16engrossed bill — A legislative bill which has been engrossed or copied for enrollment and is ready to be passed or enacted into a statute …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 17engrossed — adjective a) Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else. b) finalized, written in large letters …

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  • 18engrossed — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. absorbed, rapt, lost in, riveted, involved, engaged, captivated, enthralled, deep in, *wrapped up in, gripped, fascinated. ANT.: distracted …

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  • 19engrossed — en grossed || st adj. gripped, absorbed; fascinated en·gross || ɪn grəʊs v. absorb one s interest or attention; write in large clear letters, write in a formal style; monopolize, control a majority of a commodity (Business) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20engrossed — en·grossed …

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