sink in
sink in · sinks in · sank in · sunk in · sinking in
зареєструвати, реєструвати, зареєструватися
записать, записывать, записаться
richtig ankommen
To become completely known, felt, or understoodTo become completely known, felt, or understood.
» The sun is sinking in the west.
Солнце заходит на западе.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To become completely known, felt, or understood.
He knows he's been naughty, but it will take a while for it to sink in.
The gravity of what I had done hadn't sunken in yet.
richtig ankommen
More definitions
- pass through
- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
Examples
57 sentencesThe sun is sinking in the west.
ruСолнце заходит на западе. — Lenin_1917
Give me some time to let it sink in.
Tom paused to let it sink in.
A cargo vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.
It didn't sink in.
До нього не дійшло. — deniko
Translations
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By meaning 1
to become completely known, felt, or understood:
Forms
sinks in, sinking in, sank in, sunk inSynonyms
12 synonymsClose in meaning
- pass through:percolatepermeatefilter
- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions:clickget throughdawncome homeget acrosspenetratefall into place
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb