soak
An immersion in water etcAn immersion in water etc.
» I got soaked to the skin.
Ich wurde bis auf die Haut durchweicht. — Yorwba
Я промок до нитки. — Hellerick
Я промок до костей. — sharptoothed
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4 sensesAn immersion in water etc.
After the strenuous climb, I had a nice long soak in a bath.
Einweichen
(UK, slang)A drunkard.
(slang)A carouse; a drinking session.
(Australia)A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
- washing something by allowing it to soak
- the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
Examples
190 sentencesI got soaked to the skin.
ruЯ промок до нитки. — Hellerick
deIch wurde bis auf die Haut durchweicht. — Yorwba
Tom was soaked to the skin.
ruТом промок до костей. — sharptoothed
deTom war bis auf die Knochen durchnässt. — Dani6187
All of us were soaking wet.
I was soaked to the skin.
She was soaked from head to foot.
ruОна была мокрая с ног до головы. — marafon
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English soken, from Old English socian (“to soak, steep”, literally “to causeFrom Middle English soken, from Old English socian (“to soak, steep”, literally “to cause to suck (up)”), from Proto-Germanic *sukōną (“to soak”), causative of Proto-Germanic *sūkaną (“to suck”). Cognate with Middle Dutch soken (“to cause to suck”). More at suck.
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Forms
plural: soaksSynonyms
50 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- soaking wet
- were soaking wet
- got soaked
- soaked to the