soak
verb (used without object)
to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
soaked
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past participleof soak.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof soak.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
soakverb (used without object)to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
Example Sentences
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I’d just bounced across New York Harbor in a motorboat with my friend Diana in the middle of a summer storm and we were both soaked and famished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Kosin and his family lifted their belongings once they saw the water level was higher than the canal retaining wall, but their ground floor was still left soaked.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
A member of the South Korea basketball team posted a video of a leaking pipe and soaked floor in his room, with the caption: "Please help me."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
A Labrador sprays his friends with water soaked into his fur from the bone-shaped pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The water in the bottom of the boat soaked into her dress-cloth.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
