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Mikael Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Absorb in/into

Is there any difference between using the verb absorb with in or into?

For example:

The drug is quickly absorbed in/into the bloodstream.
He was so absorbed in/into his work, he hadn't realised everyone else had gone home.
The cream is easily absorbed in/into the skin.

Can I use both prepositions?
Do they have the same meaning?
Are they gramatically correct?
  

Top answer

Hello Mikael The drug is quickly absorbed in/into the bloodstream. He was so absorbed in/into his work, he hadn't realised everyone else had gone home. The cream is easily absorbed in/into the skin.

— LouiseT

  • Hello Mikael The drug is quickly absorbed in/into the bloodstream.
  • He was so absorbed in/into his work, he hadn't realised everyone else had gone home.
  • The cream is easily absorbed in/into the skin.
  • If 'In" is used to mean inside something then "into" is also possible and either one or the other can be used.
  • So for your examples I would say that the only one where "into" is not possible is the second one.
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Hello
MikaelThe drug is quickly absorbed in/into the bloodstream.
He was so absorbed in/into his work, he hadn't realised everyone else had gone home.
The cream is easily absorbed in/into the skin.
If 'In" is used to mean inside something then "into" is also possible and either one or the other can be used. So for your examples I would say that the only
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