sodden
To drench, soak or saturateTo drench, soak or saturate.
» The ground is sodden and muddy.
Der Boden ist aufgeweicht und schlammig. — al_ex_an_der
Земля сира та багниста. — Ahha
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2 senses(transitive)To drench, soak or saturate.
промачиватьpromačivatʹ
(intransitive)To become soaked.
промокатьpromokatʹ
Examples
4 sentencesThe ground is sodden and muddy.
Земля сира та багниста. — Ahha
deDer Boden ist aufgeweicht und schlammig. — al_ex_an_der
The football field was absolutely sodden.
The way, sodden with rain, was extremely slippery.
deDer Weg, vom Regen ganz aufgeweicht, war extrem rutschig. — freddy1
The path, sodden with rain, was extremely slippery.
deDer Weg, vom Regen ganz aufgeweicht, war extrem rutschig. — freddy1
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English sodden, soden, from Old English soden, ġesoden, from Proto-Germanic *sFrom Middle English sodden, soden, from Old English soden, ġesoden, from Proto-Germanic *sudanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to seethe; boil”). Cognate with West Frisian sean, Dutch gezoden (“seethed, boiled”) (related to Dutch zode (“swampy land”)), Low German saden, söddt,
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Forms
soddens, soddening, soddened, soddenedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle