absorb

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absorb
[əbˈzɔːb]
verbo transitivo
1absorber (liquid); asimilar (information, ideas)
  • paperwork absorbs too much of my time -> paso demasiado tiempo ocupado en papeleos
  • to be absorbed in something -> estar absorto(a) en algo

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absorb [ab-sérb]
1Absorber.
2Empapar, embeber.
3Amortiguar.
4Asumir.
  • To be absorbed in -> estar absorto en
va.

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absorb [əbˈzɔːb]
verb:transitive
1 [+liquid] absorber; [+heat, sound, shock, vibrations, radiation] amortiguar
2 [+information] asimilar; [+time, energy] ocupar; absorber
the business absorbs most of his time el negocio absorbe le lleva la mayor parte de su tiempo;or the parent company absorbs the losses made by the subsidiary la empresa matriz absorbe las pérdidas de la filial; the country absorbed 1,000 refugees el país dio entrada a acogió a 1.000 refugiados;or
3 (engross)
to be absorbed in estar absorto en; estar ensimismado con; she was absorbed in a book estaba absorta en ensimismada con un libro;or to get absorbed in centrarse meterse de lleno en;or

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Verb Conjugation for "absorb"

Imperative
  • absorb
  • you absorb
  • he/she absorbs
  • we absorb
  • you absorb
  • they absorb
Preterite
  • I absorbed
  • you absorbed
  • he/she absorbed
  • we absorbed
  • you absorbed
  • they absorbed
Present Continuous
  • I am absorbing
  • you are absorbing
  • he/she is absorbing
  • we are absorbing
  • you are absorbing
  • they are absorbing
Present Perfect
  • I have absorbed
  • you have absorbed
  • he/she has absorbed
  • we have absorbed
  • you have absorbed
  • they have absorbed
Past Continuous
  • I was absorbing
  • you were absorbing
  • he/she was absorbing
  • we were absorbing
  • you were absorbing
  • they were absorbing
Past Perfect
  • I had absorbed
  • you had absorbed
  • he/she had absorbed
  • we had absorbed
  • you had absorbed
  • they had absorbed
Future
  • I will absorb
  • you will absorb
  • he/she will absorb
  • we will absorb
  • you will absorb
  • they will absorb
Future Perfect
  • I will have absorbed
  • you will have absorbed
  • he/she will have absorbed
  • we will have absorbed
  • you will have absorbed
  • they will have absorbed
Future Continuous
  • I will be absorbing
  • you will be absorbing
  • he/she will be absorbing
  • we will be absorbing
  • you will be absorbing
  • they will be absorbing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been absorbing
  • you have been absorbing
  • he/she has been absorbing
  • we have been absorbing
  • you have been absorbing
  • they have been absorbing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been absorbing
  • you will have been absorbing
  • he/she will have been absorbing
  • we will have been absorbing
  • you will have been absorbing
  • they will have been absorbing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been absorbing
  • you had been absorbing
  • he/she had been absorbing
  • we had been absorbing
  • you had been absorbing
  • they had been absorbing
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