SINK IN
Dictionary entry overview: What does sink in mean?
• SINK IN (verb)
The verb SINK IN has 2 senses:
1. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
2. pass through
Familiarity information: SINK IN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SINK IN (verb)
Meaning:
Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
come home; dawn; fall into place; sink in; get across; penetrate; get through; click
Context examples:
It dawned on him that she had betrayed him / she was penetrated with sorrow
Cause:
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Pass through
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
filter; permeate; sink in; percolate
Context example:
Water permeates sand easily
Hypernyms (to "sink in" is one way to...):
penetrate; perforate (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sink in"):
infiltrate (pass into or through by filtering or permeating)
infiltrate (cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
