Significato di absorb in italiano

• 0 to take in liquid, gas, or heat and hold it -- assorbire

  • Cook the rice until all the liquid has been absorbed. Cuocere il riso finché tutto il liquido è stato assorbito.

• 1 to understand and remember something -- capire, assimilare

  • It’s hard to absorb so much information. È difficile assimilare così tante informazioni.

• 2 to soak up -- assorbire

  • The roots of the plant absorb water and nutrients from soil.

• 3 to take up the whole attention of (a person) -- assorbire

  • He was completely absorbed in his book.

• 4 to learn and understand new information -- assimilare

  • You have to absorb a lot of information in a short time on an intensive course.

• 5 to make something smaller become part of something bigger -- assorbire

  • Venice was absorbed into the kingdom of Italy.