immerse
/ɪˈmɜɹs/ verb B2- To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas). · Archimedes determined the volume of objects by immersing them in water.
- To involve or engage deeply. · The sculptor immersed himself in anatomic studies.
- To map into an immersion.
He/she/it immerses · Past immersed · Past participle immersed · -ing form immersing
Verb forms
- Base form
- immerse
- He/she/it
- immerses
- Past
- immersed
- Past participle
- immersed
- -ing form
- immersing
From the library
Madame de Villefort remained immersed in thought.
Anticipating a potential notification divides their attention, meaning they are never fully immersed in their academic coursework.
You, conversely, have abandoned our luminous beaches to immerse yourself in a metropolis that is essentially a magnificent palimpsest of antiquity.
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