sink_in (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *sink in*:
VERB	cognition	sink in, click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, penetrate, fall into place	become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
contact	sink in, percolate, permeate, filter	pass through

English > *sink in*: 2 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, penetrate, fall into place
Cause to	understand	know and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of
Spanish	haga clic en, penetrar

English > *sink in*: 2 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Pass through.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	percolate, permeate, filter
Caused by	percolate	Cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
Narrower	infiltrate	Cause (a liquid / liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
Narrower	infiltrate	Pass into or through by filtering or permeating
Broader	penetrate, perforate	Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
See also	sink	go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
Spanish	filtrarse

HyperDic: sink_in