absorbemos

Absorbemos is the present indicative first-person plural form of the Spanish verb absorber. It corresponds to the English phrase we absorb and is used to describe an action carried out by a group including the speaker. The form is regular for the -er verb conjugation, following the usual pattern of absorber.

Etymology and meaning: absorber comes from Latin absorbere, formed by ab- meaning away from and sorbere meaning to suck or draw up. In Spanish, absorber covers a wide range of meanings related to taking in or retaining substances, energy, information, or ideas. Absorbemos, as the present plural form, is commonly used when speaking about the habitual or current action of a group.

Conjugation note: In the present tense, the full set for absorber is absorbo, absorbes, absorbe, absorbemos, absorbéis, absorben. The corresponding past tense in the first person plural is absorbimos (we absorbed). The affirmative nosotros imperative form can be absorbamos, which is related but distinct from absorbemos.

Usage: Absorbemos can describe physical absorption (for example, a sponge absorbing water), physiological or biological uptake (plants absorbing nutrients), or the intake of information or influence (a group absorbing details, ideas, or media). It can also appear in metaphorical contexts, such as absorbing a shock or a debt.

Examples:

- Nosotros absorbemos la humedad del ambiente.

- Absorbimos la noticia con prudencia.

- El material absorbemos rápidamente la radiación, según el contexto.

See also: absorber, absorción, absorbente, absorción de información.