absorb

absorbieren

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

• Plants absorb water from the soil.

  Die Pflanzen nehmen Wasser aus dem Boden auf.

  Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Tom is absorbed in his work.

  Tom ist in seine Arbeit vertieft.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

absorbieren

To engulf, as in water; to swallow up

absorbieren

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

absorbieren

To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in

absorbieren

To take in energy and convert it

absorbieren

To take in energy and convert it.; in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil

absorbieren

To take in energy and convert it.; in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo

absorbieren

To take in energy and convert it.; taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat

absorbieren

To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully

absorbieren

To occupy or consume time