immerso
immerse
Definition & meaning
Immerso means immersed, submerged, or surrounded by something. It can describe:
- Something physically submerged in a liquid.
- Someone deeply absorbed in an activity, thought, or experience.
- A person or place surrounded by something, such as nature or silence.
Grammar & Word origin
Immerso is an adjective and the past participle of immergere , “to immerse” or “to submerge.” It agrees with the noun it describes: immerso (masculine singular), immersa (feminine singular), immersi (masculine plural), and immerse (feminine plural).
It comes from Latin immersus, the past participle of immergere, “to plunge into.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- sommerso — “submerged”; often suggests being completely covered, especially by water.
- assorto — “absorbed” or “lost in thought”; used for mental rather than physical immersion.
- circondato — “surrounded”; emphasizes what is around someone or something.
- emerso — “emerged” or “above the surface”; an antonym in the physical sense.
- distratto — “distracted”; an opposite when immerso means mentally absorbed.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Il bambino è immerso nei suoi sogni.adjective
The child is immersed in his dreams.
Mi sono immerso nella lettura finché non ho perso la cognizione del tempo.adjective
I immersed myself in reading until I lost track of time.
Il paese era immerso in una fitta nebbia.adjective
The village was immersed in a thick fog.
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