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Discover LudwigThe phrase "absorb something" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of taking in or soaking up information, knowledge, or physical substances.
Example: "The sponge can absorb something like a gallon of water before it becomes saturated."
Alternatives: "take in something" or "soak up something".
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Russian forests absorb something like 600m tons of carbon dioxide a year.
"They come to absorb something which they feel is important, and I feel one has to respect this".
I had a 30-minute block, and that's a short time for an orchestra to absorb something.
You can still absorb something of how they write and what makes it effective, compelling and believable".
The great ballerina had become curious about Indian dance during a recent tour, and wanted to absorb something of it into her own repertory.
She received no formal schooling but managed to absorb something of an education from her uncle, the Rev. Jonathan Russell, who tutored her brothers and allowed her to study by their side in all subjects except Latin and Greek.
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Well, the pads did get mildly discolored; they had clearly absorbed something.
They have absorbed something of the west into their music, and feel conflicted about it.
He's gruff and hoarse, his hooded eyes shine, his mouth quivers, he flinches when he absorbs something painful.
Plus – and this is a big problem with superfoods – eating more of one mineral than your body needs may stop it properly absorbing something else.
And it's true that even in this new, slender volume, there is always something absorbing, something distinctive, some agitated motion of the inner being that is distinctly Wallace.
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