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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

soak in en · VERB

Etymology

Prepositional verb from soak + in (“into”).

Meanings

  1. To wet a surface and be absorbed completely (of a liquid)
  2. 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

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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