noun · neutral
immersion
UK/ɪˈmɜːʃən/US/ɪˈmɝːʃən/im·MER·sion
complete involvement in an activity or environment, often used for language or cultural learning
Examples
“A language immersion program helped me speak fluently within months.”
“Cultural immersion can change your perspective about local customs.”
“The course offers full immersion for international students.”
Band 8 sentence
“A month of cultural immersion completely transformed my understanding of local customs and daily life.”
Collocations
- language immersion
- cultural immersion
- full immersion
Word family
Common mistakes
immersing→immersion
immersed with→immersed in
an immersion programms→an immersion program
Say it for a higher band
5experience→6deep experience→7+immersion
Synonyms
engagement
Easily confused
involvement
“Her involvement in the festival was limited to a single performance, not a full immersion in the culture.”
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