sumir
Meanings
Verb
1. to submerge
2. to be devoured (by); to wallow in; to get tied up (in) (reflexive, figurative, figuratively)
Examples5
Tom estaba sumido en sus pensamientos.
Tom was deep in thought.
Mi padre estaba sumido en sus pensamientos.
My father was lost in thought.
La habitación quedó sumida en la más absoluta oscuridad.
The room was plunged into utter darkness.
La estancia se encontraba sumida en una inquietante penumbra.
The room was immersed in a disturbing half-light.
La biblioteca está sumida en silencio casi total.
The library is wrapped in almost complete silence.