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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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
Could we still be out there in Queens, soaked in Honey Deuces, waiting for a final score?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
I showed up to the appointment late, soaked, and embarrassed.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
The pages were warped and brittle from having been soaked again and again in seawater and then, she imagined, laid out to dry in the sun.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
