engrossed

/ɛnˈgroʊst/

/ɛnˈgrʌʊst/

Other forms: engrossedly

When you’re engrossed in something, you’re so consumed by it that you don’t notice anything else, like when you’re engrossed in a conversation with that cute girl from your math class.

Use the adjective engrossed to describe someone who is completely absorbed in something, whether it’s a task, a person, or an object. You might be engrossed in a movie that’s so good you just can’t look away, or you can be engrossed in talking to someone — like the girl from math class. Engrossed is often used with “in” — so you’d say you were “engrossed in” a book or “engrossed in” your homework.

Definitions of engrossed

1. adjective

   giving or marked by complete attention to
   “that engrossed look or rapt delight”

   synonyms: absorbed, captive, enwrapped, intent, wrapped

   attentive

   (often followed by `to') giving care or attention
2. adjective

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

   written

   set down in writing in any of various ways