absorber

absorber
transitive verb
1. to absorb (líquido, gas)
  • esta aspiradora no absorbe el polvo muy bien -> this vacuum doesn't pick up dust very well
  • esta crema se absorbe muy bien -> this cream works into the skin very well
2. to take up, to soak up (consumir)
  • esta tarea absorbe mucho tiempo -> this task takes up a lot of time
3. (atraer, dominar)
  • este trabajo me absorbe mucho -> this job takes up a lot of my time
  • su mujer le absorbe mucho -> his wife is very demanding
  • la televisión los absorbe -> television dominates their lives
4. to absorb by merger (empresa)

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absorber [ab-sor-berr’]
article & verb transitive
1. To absorb, to imbibe.
verb
2. EMPAPAR.
3. To attract, to charm. (Metaphorical)
  • Absorber la atención -> to captivate the attention
4. To take up (energías).

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Verb Conjugation for "absorber"

Infinitive
absorber
Gerund
absorbiendo
Participle
absorto
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo absorbo absorbí absorbía absorberé absorba
Tú absorbes absorbiste absorbías absorberás absorbas
Ella/Él/Usted absorbe absorbió absorbía absorberá absorba
Nosotros absorbemos absorbimos absorbíamos absorberemos absorbamos
Vosotros absorbéis absorbisteis absorbíais absorberéis absorbáis
Ellos/Ustedes absorben absorbieron absorbían absorberán absorban
Complete absorber conjugation
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