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- [singk in]
- /sɪŋk ɪn/
- /sɪŋk ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [singk in]
- /sɪŋk ɪn/
Definitions of sink in words
- verb without object sink in to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows. 1
- verb without object sink in to fall, drop, or descend gradually to a lower level: The river sank two feet during the dry spell. 1
- verb without object sink in to settle or fall gradually, as a heavy structure: The tower is slowly sinking. 1
- verb without object sink in to fall or collapse slowly from weakness, fatigue, distress, etc.: He gasped and sank to his knees. 1
- verb without object sink in to slope downward; dip: The field sinks toward the highway. 1
- verb without object sink in to go down toward or below the horizon: the sun sinks in the west. 1
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Origin of sink in
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (v.) Middle English sinken, Old English sincan; cognate with Dutch zinken, German sinken, Old Norse sǫkkva, Gothic singkwan; (noun) late Middle English: cesspool, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Sink in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sink in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sink in usage trend in Literature
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verb sink in
- dawn on — If a fact or idea dawns on you, you realize it.
- drill — a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.
- figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- get through — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get through to — reach: on phone