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sink in

To slowly become understood.

Meanings of «sink in»

1 · verb

to slowly become understood

It took a while for the bad news to sink in.

2 · verb

to go gradually into a surface or liquid

Rain can sink in through the cracks in old walls.

Similar: soak inabsorbpermeate

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«sink in» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt

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to slowly become understood