absorbed in thought



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absorbed in thought

Fully and deeply engrossed in a thought or idea, often to such a degree as to be unaware of or insensitive to the outside world. It's no use trying to talk to Helen when she's absorbed in thought like that; it's as if we don't even exist!
See also: absorb, thought

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Boban-Serbian, Macedonian
Erwan-Breton
Armstrong['a:mstrɔŋ]
Chiyokochee-yo-koJapanese
SilasSIE-ləs (English)English, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Iancu-Romanian