Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,529,456,201 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

sink in

   Also found in: Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
sink in
Verb
(of a fact) to become fully understood: the euphoria started to wear off as the implications of it all sank in
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.sink insink in - become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
come home, dawn, fall into place, get across, penetrate, get through, click
2.sink in - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
filter, permeate, percolate
penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
infiltrate - pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material"
infiltrate - cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
The more conscious I was of goodness and of all that was "sublime and beautiful," the more deeply I sank into my mire and the more ready I was to sink in it altogether.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
You give 'm me ten stick tobacco," he added after due pause to let the information sink in.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
But this very fact of her exceptional indulgence towards him made it the harder to Fred that he must now inevitably sink in her opinion.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.