soak

/səʊk/verb

उच्चारण सोक

भिगोना, भीगना

Core word

verb

1
[I, T]
to put something in liquid for a time so that it becomes completely wet; to make somebody or something completely wet
भिगोना, भीगना
- Soak the rice for an hour.
- We got soaked in the rain.
Synonyms steep drench saturate immerse wet
Opposite dry drain

→Phrasal verbs 1

soak sth up

to take in or absorb liquid; to take something into your mind or experience it

(तरल को) सोख लेना; (ज्ञान या माहौल को) आत्मसात करना

Use a cloth to soak up the spilt milk.
She sat in the classroom soaking up every word.

◇Word family

soaked adj.soaking adj.

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

steep drench saturate immerse wet

Antonyms

dry drain

?Which word?

Keep the make-wet words together: soak (leave in liquid), drench (make completely wet), saturate (make so wet that no more can be absorbed), steep (soak in liquid, especially tea or herbs), immerse, douse (pour liquid over).

गीला करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: soak (तरल में छोड़ना), drench (पूरी तरह भिगोना, तर करना), saturate (इतना भिगोना कि और न सोखे, संतृप्त करना), steep (तरल में भिगोना, विशेषकर चाय या जड़ी-बूटी), immerse, douse (ऊपर तरल डालना)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Soak up (take in a liquid; enjoy or learn something: 'soak up the atmosphere', 'Children soak up information').

Phrasal verb अक्सर पूछा जाता है: soak up (तरल सोखना; किसी चीज़ का आनंद लेना या सीखना: 'soak up the atmosphere', 'Children soak up information')।

Soaked to the skin (completely wet).

Collocation 'soaked to the skin' (पूरी तरह भीगा)।