absorb

1. (transitive)To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.

   absorbieren, (in sich) aufnehmen

   поглоща́тьpogloščátʹ, поглоти́тьpoglotítʹ, вбира́тьvbirátʹ

   поглина́тиpohlynáty, погли́нутиpohlýnuty, вбира́тиvbyráty

   assimilate or take in

2. (transitive)To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.

   aufsaugen

   поглоща́тьpogloščátʹ, поглоти́тьpoglotítʹ, вбира́тьvbirátʹ

   поглина́тиpohlynáty, погли́нутиpohlýnuty, вбира́тиvbyráty

   suck or take up or in

3. (intransitive)To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in.

   The drops of water slowly absorbed into the dry sponge.

4. (transitive)To take in energy and convert it.

   Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.

   take up mentally

5. To take in energy and convert it.

   (transitive)In receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.

6. (transitive)In receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.

7. (transitive)Taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.

8. (transitive)To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.

   (ganz) in Anspruch nehmen, fesseln

   поглоща́тьpogloščátʹ, поглоти́тьpoglotítʹ

9. (transitive)To occupy or consume time.

   konsumieren, aufbrauchen

   поглоща́тьpogloščátʹ, поглоти́тьpoglotítʹ

   consume all of one's attention or time

10. (transitive)To assimilate mentally.

    If we fail to absorb the lessons of history, we are doomed to repeat them.

    aufnehmen

    поглоща́тьpogloščátʹ, поглоти́тьpoglotítʹ, вбира́тьvbirátʹ

11. (transitive)To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.

    aushalten, ertragen

12. (transitive)To defray the costs.

    I’ll absorb the charge for the window replacement.

1. She was absorbed in reading comic books.

   Вона була занурена у читання коміксів.

   deSie war ganz vertieft darin, Comicbücher zu lesen.

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2. Dry sand absorbs water.

   Сухий пісок вбирає воду.

   ruСухой песок впитывает воду.

   deTrockener Sand absorbiert Wasser.

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3. Cotton absorbs water.

   Бавовна абсорбує воду.

   ruХлопок впитывает воду.

   deBaumwolle nimmt Wasser auf.

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4. This blotting paper absorbs ink well.

   ruЭта промокашка очень хорошо впитывает чернила.

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5. He was absorbed in the book.

   ruОн весь ушёл в книгу.

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