verb
ADVERB
▪ completely , thoroughly
▪ overnight
▪
Leave the beans to ~ overnight.
▪ off
▪
Place the jar in warm water to ~ the label off.
▪ up
▪
Let the soil ~ up the water.
VERB + SOAK
▪ leave sth to , let sth
▪
I've left the clothes to ~ overnight.
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
Soak the clothes in cold water.
▪ into
▪
Water dripped off the table and ~ed into the carpet.
▪ through
▪
The rain had ~ed through every layer of his clothing.
▪ with
▪
He ~ed the cloth with kerosene.
Soak is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ blood , ↑ rain , ↑ sweat
Soak is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bean , ↑ contact lens