Standard Lemma guide

engrossed

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

2

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

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

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

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

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
  • rapt with wonder
  • wrapped in thought

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: captive, absorbed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: মশগুল (mośgul) — preoccupied
  • Catalan: absort — preoccupied
  • Czech: ponořený — preoccupied
  • Czech: pohlcený — preoccupied
  • Czech: pohroužený — preoccupied
  • Dutch: in beslag genomen — preoccupied
  • Dutch: overheerst — preoccupied
  • French: obnubilé — preoccupied
  • French: absorbé — preoccupied
  • German: entrückt — preoccupied
  • German: vertieft — preoccupied
  • Hindi: मगन (magan) — preoccupied
  • Hindi: मग्न (magna) — preoccupied
  • Hindi: तल्लीन (tallīn) — preoccupied
  • Indonesian: keasyikan — preoccupied
  • Māori: tāuteute — preoccupied
  • Occitan: preocupat — preoccupied
  • Occitan: absorbit — preoccupied
  • Spanish: enfrascado — preoccupied
  • Spanish: absorto — preoccupied
  • Ottoman Turkish: مشغول (meşgul) — preoccupied
  • German: ausgefertigt — finalized
  • Occitan: finalizat — finalized