Adjective
vertieft
absorbed, immersed
C1
rank #7,678
Meanings
Adjective
- absorbed, immersed
- deepened, recessed, sunken
- preoccupied
Example sentence
Sie war ganz vertieft darin, Comicbücher zu lesen.
She was completely absorbed in reading comic books.
Usage
- in ein Buch vertieft sein — Be absorbed in a book; in takes accusative in this expression.
- vertieft / abgelenkt — Absorbed in something versus distracted.
In ihre Zeichnung vertieft, bemerkte sie den Regen nicht.
Absorbed in her drawing, she did not notice the rain.