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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : singk |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɪŋk |
Definition of sink in
Origin :- Old English sincan (intransitive) "become submerged, go under, subside" (past tense sanc, past participle suncen), from Proto-Germanic *senkwanan (cf. Old Saxon sinkan, Old Norse sökkva, Middle Dutch sinken, Dutch zinken, Old High German sinkan, German sinken, Gothic sigqan), from PIE root *sengw- "to sink."
- The transitive use (mid-13c.) supplanted Middle English sench (cf. drink/drench) which died out 14c. Related: Sank; sunk; sinking. Sinking fund is from 1724. Adjective phrase sink or swim is from 1660s. To sink without a trace is World War I military jargon, translating German spurlos versenkt.
- As in penetrate : verb understand or be understood
- As in register : verb make an impression
- As in drill : verb bore hole
Synonyms for sink in
- affect
- become clear
- come across
- come home to
- comprehend
- dawn on
- decipher
- dig
- discern
- fathom
- figure out
- get across
- get over
- get through
- get through to
- get to the bottom
- grasp
- have an effect on
- impress
- penetrate
- perceive
- perforate
- pierce
- prick
- punch
- puncture
- put over
- see through
- sink in
- soak in
- tell
- touch
- unravel
- work out
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