imbibe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪmˈbaɪb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪmˈbaɪb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(im bīb)

Inflections of 'imbibe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
imbibes
v 3rd person singular
imbibing
v pres p
imbibed
v past
imbibed
v past p
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imbibe [sth] vtr (person: drink, ingest)beber vtr
 If you imbibe too much alcohol, you will get drunk.
 Si bebes mucho alcohol te pondrás borracho.
imbibe [sth] vtr (plant: soak up, absorb)absorber vtr
  embeber vtr
  empapar vtr
 Plants must imbibe enough water in order to grow.
 Las plantas deben absorber suficiente agua para crecer.
imbibe [sth] vtr figurative (person: take in, absorb)absorber vtr
  embeber vtr
  empaparse de v prnl + prep
  imbuirse de v prnl + prep
 If you attend Professor Johnson's class, you will imbibe more information than you handle.
 Si asistes a la clase del profesor Johnson, absorberás más información de la que puedas digerir.
imbibe vi (drink alcohol) (alcohol)beber, tomar vtr
  (AR, coloquial)chupar vtr
 Veronica imbibed too much and couldn't drive home.
 Veronica bebió demasiado y no puede manejar a casa.
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