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[ UK /ɛnɡɹˈə‍ʊs/ ]
[ US /ɪnˈɡɹoʊs/ ]
VERB
  1. devote (oneself) fully to
    He immersed himself into his studies
  2. consume all of one's attention or time
    Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely

How To Use engross In A Sentence

  • Come on, this whodunit tale is quite engrossing with its frequent tosses, turns and twists.
  • I watched over my hasty temper, subdued my burning impatience of character, schooled my self-engrossing thoughts, educating myself to the best perfection I might attain, that the fruit of my exertions might be his happiness. The Last Man
  • This is technically accomplished stuff, but more importantly, it is utterly engrossing. Times, Sunday Times
  • What are these modern upper-class Mexicans seeking, I thought (along with spiritual connection, of course), in embracing these indigenous traditions (which are not theirs) but "flow": some activity that engrosses them, makes life meaningful, and asks them to be "attentive" -- as apparently nothing else had fit the bill? Karin Luisa: Taking Peyote in a Navajo Tipi Ceremony
  • Who's that guy Ally's been engrossed in conversation with all night?
  • I will prepare engrossments of the Settlement Agreement and you will prepare engrossments of the Trade Mark Agreement.
  • If you provide me with an engrossment, I will forward it to my clients for execution.
  • Hard-boiled Dreams of the World, winner of the cerebral, intellectually appealing, mentally engrossing and reasonably highbrowed Thinking Blogger Award! Thinking Blogger Awards
  • Being engrossed and motionless, she indicated that she saw these souls ascending to heaven.
  • To see as an artist you have to become completely engrossed in the subject. Improve Your Landscape Painting
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