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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His passenger arrives—a young woman in high heels, shrouded in perfume and soaked by the rain, reassuring someone on the phone that she’ll be home soon—and the taxi rolls off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 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
In the Solheim, Europe's newcomers have soaked up the continent's unique bond.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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 lawn, still soaked in pools of mud from the storms, looked like the Florida Everglades.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
