Definition: 1. Assimilate or take in. 2. To take in a liquid, gas or other substance from the surface or space around. 3. To take something into the mind and learn or understand it. 4. Cause to become one with.
Use 'absorb' in a sentence:
1. Her capacity to absorb information is amazing.
2. For instance, without a tree to absorb radiation from the Sun, to offer shade, the full intensity of that radiation reaches the ground.
3. He stopped and watched with amusement to see the child so absorbed.
4. They underline the fact that every subject has its own importance and pupils will absorb knowledge useful for their future.
5. His capacity to absorb information is amazing.
6. This tennis racket absorbs shock on impact.
7. The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.
8. The beer industry had absorbed a doubling of federal tax in 1991.
9. I argue that humans are information consumers, and it takes effort not to absorb information.
10. Plants absorb most of the red light that hits them, but plants only absorb some of the far-red light that hits them.
11. Children will find other exhibits equally absorbing.
12. This work had absorbed him for several years.
13. The material can absorb outward-going radiation from the earth.
14. The movement and noise of the machines absorbed him completely.
15. Plants absorb nutrients from the soil.
16. Always cut stems obliquely to enable flowers to absorb more water.
17. This vitamin is absorbed through the walls of the small intestine.
18. The plush chairs absorb sound and soften reverberation.
19. A transparent object doesn't absorb or scatter light.
20. His ability to absorb information was astonishing, but his concentration span was short.
21. The new proposals would absorb$ 80 billion of the federal budget.
22. It's a lot of information to absorb all at once.
23. The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.
24. Lots of people swear they can absorb new information more efficiently at some times of the day than at others.
25. He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen.
26. An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide means that there are more molecules of carbon dioxide to absorb infrared radiation.
27. The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.
28. His mind was like a sponge, ready to absorb anything.
29. Chess can be an extremely absorbing game.
30. Water can absorb and release a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a stable environment.
31. The plant on top would absorb most of the red light for photosynthesis, but reflect most of the far-red light.
32. Such feedbacks might involve ice on land and sea, clouds, or water vapor, which also absorb radiant heat.
33. When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead, they absorb large quantities of lead.
34. Once it's in the soil, plants absorb it through their roots.
35. Nutrients from the digested food can be absorbed into the blood.
36. His ability to absorb bits of disconnected information was astonishing.
37. You become so deeply absorbed in an activity that you lose track of time.
38. He had discovered politics and was rapidly becoming absorbed by it.
39. California absorbs many of the legal immigrants to the US.
40. Aerate your lawn to allow it to breathe and absorb water better.
41. Maize contains the vitamin niacin, but not in a form the body can absorb.
42. Too often he only absorbs half the information in the manual.
43. Minerals can be absorbed and utilized by the body in a variety of different forms.
44. It is these that absorb whale "clicks": Rough weather generates more bubbles than usual.
45. He stood still, absorbing every detail of the street.
46. The beanbag wheels absorb shock far better than other types of wheels.
47. Plants absorb oxygen.
48. 'Two Sisters' is an absorbing read.
49. Black walls absorb a lot of heat during the day.
50. Steel barriers can bend and absorb the shock.
51. The surrounding small towns have been absorbed into the city.
52. The fungi absorb moisture and mineral salts from the rocks, passing these on in waste products that nourish algae.
53. Bodies of water tend to absorb the heat during the day, and then they release the heat at night.
54. Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil.
55. The company is unable to absorb such huge losses.
56. All substances, all forms of matter, can be distinguished according to what wavelength of light they absorb and which ones they reflect.
57. Darker surfaces absorb heat.
58. Minerals in general are not nearly so well absorbed as other nutrients.
59. Government expenditures absorbed nearly three-fourths of the national income.
60. A transparent animal doesn't have pigments, so its tissues won't absorb light.
61. It might help if campaigning didn't absorb so much time and money.
62. It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment.
63. She seemed totally absorbed in her book.
64. The banks would be forced to absorb large losses.
65. Your brain's ability to absorb information starts to decline after about the first hour.
66. Under normal conditions, only about 20 to 40 per cent of vitamin E is absorbed.
67. The new proposals would absorb $80 billion of the federal budget.
