seem absorbed
Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words
To appear to be deeply engaged.
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Examples (10)
- He seemed absorbed in the book he was reading.
- She often seems absorbed in her music, completely unaware of her surroundings.
- The scientist seemed completely absorbed in his research, working late into the night.
- Even with all the noise, the child seemed absorbed in building his tower of blocks.
- Why does the cat seem so absorbed in watching that blank wall?
- The students seemed absorbed during the guest lecture on astrophysics.
- Whenever I see him in the garden, he seems absorbed in tending to his plants.
- He didn't seem absorbed in the conversation; his eyes kept wandering around the room.
- Lost in thought, the artist seemed utterly absorbed in the patterns of light on the canvas.
- You seem absorbed in thought; is everything alright?