SOAK IN


Meaning of SOAK IN in English

{v.}, {informal} To be completely understood; be fully realized or felt. * /Everybody laughed at the joke but Joe; it took a moment for it to sink in before he laughed too./ * /When Frank heard that war had started, it didn't sink in for a long time until his father was drafted into the army./ Compare: BRING HOME.

See: SINK IN.

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