immerse

Everyday

1. To put something completely under water or another liquid. tree →
2. To become fully involved in something, so you think of nothing else, as in «immersed in a book». tree →

In the lessons

In science experiments: immerse an object in water to see if it floats or sinks or to measure its volume by how much the water rises. In everyday life and stories: «She was immersed in her game.» Language learning by immersion means living among the language. Phrases: immerse in, fully immersed.

Examples

• Immerse the egg in the salty water. tree →
• Do not immerse the kettle in water. tree →
• He was so immersed in his book he missed the bus. tree →
• Immerse the cube and read the new water level. tree →
• We were immersed in the noise of the city. tree →
• Pupils immerse themselves in the Viking topic. tree →

Note

Regular verb. Noun: immersion (also an «immersion heater» for hot water in the UK). In maths and science, immersing a solid makes the water rise by the volume of the solid — that is how to find the volume of odd shapes. Safety: never immerse electric things in water.