soak meaning
soak :
to wet, to saturate
verb
▪ She will soak the clothes before washing them.
▪ She will wet the clothes before washing them.
▪ You need to soak the fabric for an hour.
▪ You need to wet the fabric for an hour.
paraphrasing
▪ dip – wet
▪ immerse – put into water
▪ saturate – fill with water
▪ submerge – go under water
soak :
wetness, drench
noun
▪ Give the shirt a good soak overnight.
▪ Give the shirt a good wet overnight.
▪ The soak helped remove the stains.
▪ The wet helped remove the stains.
paraphrasing
▪ immersion – wetness
▪ bath – soak in water
▪ dip – a brief soak
▪ soak – to be submerged
Pronunciation
soak [soʊk]
The verb has the stress on 'soak' and sounds like 'sohk'.
soak [soʊk]
The noun has the stress on 'soak' and sounds like 'sohk'.
Common phrases and grammar about soak
soak - Common meaning
verb
to wet, to saturate
noun
wetness, drench
Part of Speech Changes for "soak"
▪ soaker (noun) – something that soaks
▪ soakable (adjective) – able to soak
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Common Expressions with "soak"
▪ soak the clothes – make the clothes wet
▪ soak in water – get wet in water
▪ soak up knowledge – learn a lot
▪ give it a soak – let it become wet
Important examples of soak in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, soak is often used to describe making something wet, such as clothes or materials, either as a verb or a noun.
Example of a confusing word: soak up (to absorb)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Soak is used as both a verb and a noun in TOEIC grammar questions.
soak
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
soak up
to absorb or take in
take a soak
to have a bath or swim
Differences between similar words and soak
soak
,
drench
differences
Soak is used to make something wet by immersing it, while drench emphasizes making something completely wet.
soak
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saturate – soak
differences
Soak is used to make something wet by immersing it, while saturate means to fill something completely with liquid until it cannot absorb more.
Words with the same origin as soak
The origin of soak
The word 'soak' began in Old English meaning 'to seek', then changed to mean 'to immerse in liquid'.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The root of soak is 'sācan' meaning 'to seek'. Words with the same root include 'seek' and 'search'.
