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?