soak in en · VERB
Etymology
Prepositional verb from soak + in (“into”).
Meanings
- To wet a surface and be absorbed completely (of a liquid)
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To spend time experiencing something
Wes Morgan and Marc Albrighton scored the goals that mean Leicester will join Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus in the quarter-final draw in Nyon on Friday. Just let that soak in for a moment.
2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| soaks in | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| soaked in | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| soaked in | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| soaking in | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |