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absorber

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

absorb +‎ -er

PronunciationEdit

  • (US) IPA(key): /əbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bɚ/, /æbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/, /æbˈzɔɹ.bɚ/

NounEdit

 
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absorber (plural absorbers)

  1. A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
  2. A person that absorbs. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
  3. (nuclear physics) A material that absorbs neutrons in a reactor.

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “absorber” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 9.

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (“absorb”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

absorber

  1. to absorb

ConjugationEdit

  Conjugation of absorber (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive absorber avoir absorbé
gerund en absorbant en ayant absorbé
present participle absorbant
/ap.sɔʁ.bɑ̃/
past participle absorbé
/ap.sɔʁ.be/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present absorbe
/ap.sɔʁb/		 absorbes
/ap.sɔʁb/		 absorbe
/ap.sɔʁb/		 absorbons
/ap.sɔʁ.bɔ̃/		 absorbez
/ap.sɔʁ.be/		 absorbent
/ap.sɔʁb/
imperfect absorbais
/ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/		 absorbais
/ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/		 absorbait
/ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/		 absorbions
/ap.sɔʁ.bjɔ̃/		 absorbiez
/ap.sɔʁ.bje/		 absorbaient
/ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/
past historic1 absorbai
/ap.sɔʁ.be/		 absorbas
/ap.sɔʁ.ba/		 absorba
/ap.sɔʁ.ba/		 absorbâmes
/ap.sɔʁ.bam/		 absorbâtes
/ap.sɔʁ.bat/		 absorbèrent
/ap.sɔʁ.bɛʁ/
future absorberai
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁe/		 absorberas
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁa/		 absorbera
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁa/		 absorberons
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɔ̃/		 absorberez
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁe/		 absorberont
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional absorberais
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/		 absorberais
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/		 absorberait
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/		 absorberions
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁjɔ̃/		 absorberiez
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁje/		 absorberaient
/ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior1 Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present absorbe
/ap.sɔʁb/		 absorbes
/ap.sɔʁb/		 absorbe
/ap.sɔʁb/		 absorbions
/ap.sɔʁ.bjɔ̃/		 absorbiez
/ap.sɔʁ.bje/		 absorbent
/ap.sɔʁb/
imperfect1 absorbasse
/ap.sɔʁ.bas/		 absorbasses
/ap.sɔʁ.bas/		 absorbât
/ap.sɔʁ.ba/		 absorbassions
/ap.sɔʁ.ba.sjɔ̃/		 absorbassiez
/ap.sɔʁ.ba.sje/		 absorbassent
/ap.sɔʁ.bas/
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— absorbe
/ap.sɔʁb/		 — absorbons
/ap.sɔʁ.bɔ̃/		 absorbez
/ap.sɔʁ.be/		 —
1literary tenses

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VerbEdit

absorber

  1. imperative of absorbere

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (“absorb”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /absorˈbeɾ/, [aβsorˈβeɾ]

VerbEdit

absorber (first-person singular present absorbo, first-person singular preterite absorbí, past participle absorbido)

  1. to absorb
  2. to use up

ConjugationEdit

    Conjugation of absorber (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive absorber
gerund absorbiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular absorbido absorbida
plural absorbidos absorbidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present absorbo absorbestú
absorbésvos		 absorbe absorbemos absorbéis absorben
imperfect absorbía absorbías absorbía absorbíamos absorbíais absorbían
preterite absorbí absorbiste absorbió absorbimos absorbisteis absorbieron
future absorberé absorberás absorberá absorberemos absorberéis absorberán
conditional absorbería absorberías absorbería absorberíamos absorberíais absorberían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present absorba absorbastú
absorbásvos1		 absorba absorbamos absorbáis absorban
imperfect
(ra)		 absorbiera absorbieras absorbiera absorbiéramos absorbierais absorbieran
imperfect
(se)		 absorbiese absorbieses absorbiese absorbiésemos absorbieseis absorbiesen
future absorbiere absorbieres absorbiere absorbiéremos absorbiereis absorbieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative absorbetú
absorbévos		 absorba absorbamos absorbed absorban
negative no absorbas no absorba no absorbamos no absorbáis no absorban
1 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
    Selected combined forms of absorberedit data

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive absorber
dative absorberme absorberte absorberle, absorberse absorbernos absorberos absorberles, absorberse
accusative absorberme absorberte absorberlo, absorberla, absorberse absorbernos absorberos absorberlos, absorberlas, absorberse
with gerund absorbiendo
dative absorbiéndome absorbiéndote absorbiéndole, absorbiéndose absorbiéndonos absorbiéndoos absorbiéndoles, absorbiéndose
accusative absorbiéndome absorbiéndote absorbiéndolo, absorbiéndola, absorbiéndose absorbiéndonos absorbiéndoos absorbiéndolos, absorbiéndolas, absorbiéndose
with informal second-person singular imperative absorbe
dative absórbeme absórbete absórbele absórbenos not used absórbeles
accusative absórbeme absórbete absórbelo, absórbela absórbenos not used absórbelos, absórbelas
with formal second-person singular imperative absorba
dative absórbame not used absórbale, absórbase absórbanos not used absórbales
accusative absórbame not used absórbalo, absórbala, absórbase absórbanos not used absórbalos, absórbalas
with first-person plural imperative absorbamos
dative not used absorbámoste absorbámosle absorbámonos absorbámoos absorbámosles
accusative not used absorbámoste absorbámoslo, absorbámosla absorbámonos absorbámoos absorbámoslos, absorbámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative absorbed
dative absorbedme not used absorbedle absorbednos absorbeos absorbedles
accusative absorbedme not used absorbedlo, absorbedla absorbednos absorbeos absorbedlos, absorbedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative absorban
dative absórbanme not used absórbanle absórbannos not used absórbanles, absórbanse
accusative absórbanme not used absórbanlo, absórbanla absórbannos not used absórbanlos, absórbanlas, absórbanse

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