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Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else

Forgetful or careless due to distraction

Attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner

Tending to ask questions or to investigate, typically for information or knowledge

Absorbed in thought

Devoted completely to one object

Heavily occupied, or busily involved in an important activity

To have instigated the curiosity or attention of someone

Past tense for to meticulously copy, reproduce, or type with undivided attention and complete absorption

Past tense for to hold exclusive control or dominance over

Past tense for to be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion

Past tense for to put in writing

Past tense for to overwhelm with large amounts or quantities

Past tense for to (entirely) cover a range or area

(center on) Past tense for to concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something)

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Adjective

Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else

head over heels

in a brown study

up to one's ears

have one's hands full

eat sleep and breathe

in a world of your own

deep in thought

rushed off your feet

have a prior engagement

have a previous engagement

busy as a beaver

with a customer

up to one's ears in

with your head in the clouds

hanging on every word

pleasantly occupied

pleasurably entertained

on active service

otherwise engaged

lost in thought

enthusiastic about

immersed in thought

having enough on one's plate

having a full plate

having fish to fry

tight with time

having many irons in the fire

very interested

concentrated on

extremely curious

very inquisitive

highly interested

extremely interested

up to your eyes

up to your elbows

enjoying oneself

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“They were still engrossed in their game, cards scattered haphazardly across their table.”

Adjective

Forgetful or careless due to distraction

lost in thought

in a brown study

unaware of events

head in the clouds

with a mind like a sieve

with a memory like a sieve

in a world of your own

a million miles away

deep in thought

immersed in thought

driven to distraction

feather-brained

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

with your head in the clouds

looking out window

inclined to forget

not thinking clearly

lacking concentration

not concentrating

off in a world of one's own

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Adjective

Attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner

obsessive about

preoccupied with

enthusiastic about

single-minded about

fanatical about

infatuated with

head over heels

eat sleep and breathe

up to one's ears

deep in thought

passionate about

having a one-track mind

enamoured of^US

very enthusiastic about

overenthusiastic

head over heels in love with

carrying a torch for

consumed with desire for

twitterpated by

greatly enamoured of

under someone's spell

hopelessly in love with

swept off your feet

very attracted to

head over heels in love

very taken with

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Adjective

Tending to ask questions or to investigate, typically for information or knowledge

scrutinising^UK

scrutinizing^US

burning with curiosity

eat sleep and breathe

passionate about

enthusiastic about

twitterpated by

infatuated with

enamoured of^US

wanting to know

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Adjective

Absorbed in thought

deep in thought

immersed in thought

lost in thought

in a brown study

self-centered^US

with your head in the clouds

self-interested

self-centred^UK

mulling things over

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Adjective

Devoted completely to one object

lock stock and barrel

without reservations

through and through

dyed-in-the-wool

without reservation

to the exclusion of everything else

no ifs ands or buts

rightly so called

in every respect

without qualification

hundred percent

meaning business

long-established

bred-in-the-bone

well established

no holds barred

firmly established

well-established

meaning what one says

action-oriented

one-hundred percent

no strings attached

true to the end

as keen as mustard

full of determination

on the up and up

high-principled

bound and determined

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Adjective

Heavily occupied, or busily involved in an important activity

Verb

To have instigated the curiosity or attention of someone

caught one's eye

aroused one's curiosity

captured one's imagination

engaged one's attention

floated someone's boat

held one's attention

lit someone's fire

tickled someone's fancy

whetted one's appetite

held your attention

held the attention of

held spellbound

put under a spell

tickled your fancy

lost oneself in

made a hit with

thrown yourself into

threw yourself into

sent into transports

grabbed the attention of

riveted the attention of

aroused curiosity

involved oneself in

caught the eye of

engrossed oneself

given pleasure to

caught your eye

tickle to death

gave pleasure to

knocked 'em dead

interested greatly

involved oneself

sent into raptures

absorbed yourself in

tickled the fancy of

aroused the curiosity of

tickled to death

took your breath away

taken your breath away

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

got one's jollies

gotten one's jollies

whetted the appetite of

swept someone off their feet

made your mouth water

cast a spell on

pleased greatly

turned someone on

left speechless

drawn attention

turned one's head

exerted influence on

had an impact on

filled with delight

swept you off your feet

dangled a carrot in front of

got someone going

made someone feel good

kept someone hanging on

warmed the cockles of the heart

turned someone's head

exerted a pull on

gave someone a kick

given someone a kick

blown your mind

given someone a thrill

gave someone a thrill

done it for someone

did it for someone

gave great pleasure to

given someone a charge

given great pleasure to

gave someone a charge

got one's kicks

gave someone pleasure

given someone pleasure

gotten one's kicks

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“The gripping novel was able to engross readers from start to finish with its intense plot and compelling characters.”

Verb

Past tense for to meticulously copy, reproduce, or type with undivided attention and complete absorption

reproduced in final form

“The evidence from the Medical Tribunal that I could not recall was on 30 May 1994, two weeks beforehand, she had made an appointment with my solicitor to engross a new will.”

Verb

Past tense for to hold exclusive control or dominance over

“The dictator sought to engross all power, suppressing any dissent and extending his dominance over the nation.”

Verb

Past tense for to be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion

became an obsession with

become an obsession with

took control of

taken control of

preyed on your mind

weighed heavily on

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Verb

Past tense for to put in writing

committed to paper

put down on paper

put pen to paper

put down in black and white

pushed a pencil

put in black and white

made an inventory of

particularized^US

setted down in black and white

kept information

kept details of

kept account of

particularised^UK

kept a record of

setted down in writing

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Verb

Past tense for to overwhelm with large amounts or quantities

Verb

Past tense for to (entirely) cover a range or area

Verb

(center on) Past tense for to concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something)

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