absorbs
USab-SORBZ/æbˈsɔɹbz/UKuhb-ZAWBZ/əbˈzɔːbz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of absorb.
The thick foam padding absorbs most of the impact during a fall.
Healthy soil absorbs rainfall and slowly releases it to the roots.
Note
A regular present-tense form that carries every use of the verb, and the useful thing to notice is who can be its subject. Usually it is the taker: padding absorbs a blow, a leaf absorbs light. The verb also runs intransitively, with the thing taken in as subject: the cream absorbs quickly, meaning it sinks in. The old sense of engulfing, as water swallows a ship, is obsolete.
absorbs is a form of absorb
absorb, verb: To soak up or take in a liquid or gas, as a sponge does or as body tissues draw in nutrients. Full entry
- Spelling
- absorb → absorbs: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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