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immersed

adj · verb · 4 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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 M ER1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Under the surface of a liquid; sunk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Deeply involved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Lowered or sunken relative to a reference surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • Sori in the axils of lamina branches, partly immersed; involucre bell- or trumpet-shaped, or obconical, usually 2-lipped; receptacle generally exserted.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of immerse

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: immers — under the surface
  • French: immergé — under the surface
  • Galician: inmerso — under the surface
  • Italian: immerso — under the surface
  • Latin: immersus — under the surface
  • Portuguese: imerso — under the surface
  • Romanian: imersat — under the surface
  • Romanian: scufundat — under the surface
  • Spanish: sumergido — under the surface
  • Spanish: inmerso — under the surface
  • Catalan: immers — deeply involved
  • French: immergé — deeply involved
  • Galician: inmerso — deeply involved
  • Hindi: मगन (magan) — deeply involved
  • Spanish: sumergido — deeply involved
  • Spanish: inmerso — deeply involved
  • Spanish: enfrascado — deeply involved
  • Spanish: absorto — deeply involved
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