immerse
To put something fully into water or another liquid.
To put something completely under the surface of a liquid.
To become very focused on something and think about little else.
To become completely involved in an activity, topic, or experience so that you give it most of your attention.
To put someone in a place where they experience something all the time, especially a language or culture.
To place someone in a situation where they are surrounded by a language, culture, or way of life so they can learn it or become familiar with it quickly.
To make someone feel fully inside an experience.
To cause someone to feel completely surrounded by a place, atmosphere, or sensory experience.
- Base: immerse
- 3rd Person Singular: immerses
- Present Participle: immersing
- Past: immersed
be immersed in thought
1thinking deeply about something
To be thinking very deeply.
- She sat by the window, immersed in thought.
- He walked past me, completely immersed in thought.
- Don’t disturb her—she’s immersed in thought.
- He was immersed in thought.
immerse yourself in [something]
1focus completely on something
To become very focused on something.
- To improve quickly, immerse yourself in the language every day.
- She immersed herself in the project and forgot about the time.
- On vacation, he immersed himself in local food and music.
- I immersed myself in my studies.
- She immersed herself in a book.