adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/
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rhymes with -əʊst
CMU ARPABET:IH0 N G R OW1 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The children were engrossed by the story.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Finalized, written in large letters. (of a document)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of engross
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
giving or marked by complete attention to- Walter de la Mare
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
that engrossed look or rapt delight
then wrapped in dreams
so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred