sink in English

Meaning sink in meaning

What does sink in mean?

sink in

— verb (= dawn, penetrate) become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions It dawned on him that she had betrayed him she was penetrated with sorrow

— verb (= permeate) pass through Water permeates sand easily

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penetrate

permeate

soak in

stab

probe

pierce

pervade

perforate

enter

bore

stick

percolate

get through

get stuck

get across

filter

fall into place

click

cave in

sorb

sink into

sink

shoot through

make an impression

infiltrate

imbibe

hide

go through

go in

draw in

do intently and exclusively

devote oneself

dent

dawn d come home

dawn

come home

break through

believe in

be sunk in

absorbed

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  realize occur to dawn on become aware that strike hit sink in wake up to the fact that it clicked