sink like a stone
sink like a stone · sinks like a stone · sank like a stone · sunk like a stone · sinking like a stone
To sink immediately, with no chance of floatingTo sink immediately, with no chance of floating.
Meaning
2 sensesTo sink immediately, with no chance of floating.
(figuratively)To completely fail.
Forms
sinks like a stone, sinking like a stone, sank like a stone, sunk like a stone| Base form | sink like a stone · to sink like a stone |
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| 3rd person singular | sinks like a stone |
| Present participle | sinking like a stone |
| Past simple | sank like a stone |
| Past participle | sunk like a stone |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.