absorption

Complete interest in something; also the process of soaking or taking something in.
If you do something with total absorption, you forget everything around you. It also describes how liquids or ideas are taken in.
absorption meaning in Hindi
किसी काम में पूरी तरह डूब जाना; किसी चीज़ को सोखने या ग्रहण करने की प्रक्रिया।
जब आप कोई काम पूरी तल्लीनता से करते हैं, तो आसपास सब भूल जाते हैं। यह शब्द द्रव या विचारों के सोखे जाने के लिए भी आता है।
Examples
- His absorption in the cricket match was so complete that his tea went cold.वह क्रिकेट मैच में इतना मग्न था कि उसकी चाय ठंडी हो गई।
- The report says quick absorption of new technology helped small businesses grow.रिपोर्ट के अनुसार नई तकनीक को जल्दी अपनाने से छोटे व्यवसायों को बढ़ने में मदद मिली।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
Lost in a book, you soak it up like a sponge — that soaking is ABSORPTION.
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Notice the spelling change: absorB becomes absorPtion, not "absorbtion" — a common mistake.
Word origin
First recorded in English in 1597, from Latin absorptio, 'a sucking in', from absorbere, 'to swallow up' — ab-, 'away', plus sorbere, 'to suck in'. Absorbing is literally 'sucking something in'.
Other meanings
noun Process in which one substance spreads uniformly through the whole bulk of another, not just its surface.
noun The passage of digested food molecules from the gut into the blood or lymph.
noun The transfer of a wave's energy to the material it passes through, reducing its intensity.
absorption meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | किसी काम में पूरी तरह डूब जाना; किसी चीज़ को सोखने या ग्रहण करने की प्रक्रिया। |
| Arabic · العربية | اهتمام كامل بشيء ما؛ وأيضًا عملية امتصاص الشيء أو استيعابه. |
| French · Français | Intérêt total pour quelque chose ; aussi le fait d'absorber ou d'assimiler. |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | Keasyikan penuh pada sesuatu; juga proses menyerap atau menerima sesuatu. |
| Chinese · 中文 | 全神贯注;也指吸收、吸纳的过程。 |
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the state of being away from a place where you are expected

complete and total; not limited in any way

To take in a liquid, heat or information and hold it.

based on ideas, not on real things you can see or touch

the quality of being completely silly, unreasonable or ridiculous; a r

a very large quantity of something; plenty