engrossed

Definitions

1. 1

   simple past and past participle of engross

2. 2

   Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.

   • The children were engrossed by the story.
   • The large, soft dark eyes were raised, but seemed rather engrossed by their own feelings—(thoughts are scarcely tender enough for such a look)—than fixed upon any surrounding object.
   • [Yann] LeCun's in a jovial mood, and I find myself engrossed in his colorful stories about the early years of AI research.
3. 3

   Finalized, written in large letters. (of a document)

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