Synonym: swallow
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /əbˈsɔːb/, /əbˈzɔːb/ |
| Hyphenation | ab·sorb |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑩𐑚𐑕𐑹𐑚, 𐑩𐑚𐑟𐑷𐑚 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) absorb | (I) absorbed |
| (thou) absorbest | (thou) absorbedst |
| (he) absorbs, absorbeth | (he) absorbed |
| (we) absorb | (we) absorbed |
| (you) absorb | (you) absorbed |
| (they) absorb | (they) absorbed |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) absorb | (I) absorbed |
| (thou) absorb | (thou) absorbed |
| (he) absorb | (he) absorbed |
| (we) absorb | (we) absorbed |
| (you) absorb | (you) absorbed |
| (they) absorb | (they) absorbed |
| Imperative mood | |
| absorb | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| absorbing | absorbed |
| Catalan | absorbir |
|---|---|
| Dutch | opslorpen; opslurpen; absorberen |
| Esperanto | sorbi |
| Faeroese | súgva upp; drekka í seg |
| Finnish | imeä |
| French | absorber |
| German | aufsaugen |
| Portuguese | absorver; sorver |
| Russian | впритывать |
| Saterland Frisian | apsuuge; iensuuge; slubberje; ienslubberje |
| Spanish | absorber; sorber |
| West Frisian | absorbearje |