be absorbed in something

He'd been so absorbed in thought he hadn't heard their approach.

He should have looked up by now but still sat absorbed in his book.

The children became less important, the parents were absorbed in their own living.

She had opened the door while we were too much absorbed in our talk to hear her.

At the start of the 16th century, the wall was absorbed in the city.

Are we able to absorb more information in a short time?

The women can't seem to absorb themselves in their jobs the way the men do.

He stood a few feet away, absorbed again in the action on the set.

Doing so can cause the drug to be absorbed into your body and result in serious side effects.

Absorbed in their work, they paid no attention to her.