soak
verb (used without object)
to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
had soaked
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past perfectof soak.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I especially loved eating all the strawberries out of the cup after they had soaked up the sweet matcha drink.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2025
A resident who identified herself only as Hailey, 34, said that her neighbors had soaked her home in water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024
Heavy rains had soaked the Recife region before the building collapsed in Paulista, prompting Pernambuco’s water and climate agency to post an alert for the metropolitan area.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
Mercury had soaked into the jungle there at 15 times the rate of nearby deforested areas.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 28, 2022
Nevertheless he had made provision for the morrow: I saw in his lap a bundle bulging with food; sugar syrup and butter had soaked through the cloth patchily.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
