Vocabulary
Absorb
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.
Urdu meaning
جذب کرنا، محو، چوسنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But the WB itself admits that these new income sources were not secure, permanent and certainly not sufficient to absorb a critical mass of a rapidly growing, youthful labour force.
- With a 2024 GDP per capita of just $1,485, and projections suggesting a decline to $1,200-$1,300 by 2050, the poor have virtually no financial buffer to absorb climate shocks.
- Natural buffers like mangroves, lagoons, and creeks, which absorb wave energy, have been degraded.
- Another ideafloated during this time was to absorb the SSP into the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, but it did not work, as the SSP was divided and its leadership was unwilling to surrender their perks and privileges.
- In Pakistan alone, estimates suggest they absorb more than 85pc of all digital ad revenue.
Synonyms
soak up,sop up draw up/in, take up/in, suck up, blot up, sponge up, mop up
Curator example
“buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat”
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