soak in Dutch
soak in Dutch is doorweken, weken, doordringen — soak means to leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.
soak in Dutch
doorweken
(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
weken
(transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
doordringen
(intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
opnemen
(transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
What does "soak" mean?
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verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.
"Soak the beans overnight before cooking them."
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verb Informal: to charge someone an excessive amount of money.
"The garage really soaked us for that repair."
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noun A period of being immersed in liquid.
"She treated herself to a long soak in the bathtub."
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soak in a sentence
- Soak the beans overnight before cooking them.
- Her clothes were soaked after standing in the rain.
- The garage really soaked us for that repair.
- She treated herself to a long soak in the bathtub.
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What is "soak" in Dutch?
"soak" in Dutch is doorweken, weken, doordringen. soak means: To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.
How do you use "soak" in a sentence?
Example: "Soak the beans overnight before cooking them." In Dutch, "soak" is doorweken, weken, doordringen.
Are there other ways to say "soak" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 4 translations listed for "soak": doorweken, weken, doordringen, opnemen.
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