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absorb meaning in Hindi

सोखना sokhnā

UK/əbˈzɔːb//æbˈsɔɹb/

absorb in Hindi: सोखना (sokhnā). In English, absorb means to include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.

Hindi words for absorb

to include so that it no longer has separate existence
सोखना sokhnā
to suck up or drink in
सोखना sokhnā

English meaning of absorb

  1. verb To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
  2. verb To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
  3. verb To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
  4. verb To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in.

Full definition of absorb

absorb in a sentence

  • The drops of water slowly absorbed into the dry sponge.
  • Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.
  • If we fail to absorb the lessons of history, we are doomed to repeat them.

Synonyms of absorb

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Questions about absorb in Hindi

What is the meaning of absorb in Hindi?
Absorb in Hindi is सोखना (sokhnā).
absorb का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Absorb: सोखना (sokhnā).
What does absorb mean in English?
Absorb means to include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.

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