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sunk in

sunk in is the past participle of sink in.

Meaning of sink in

Verb

sink in (third-person singular simple present sinks in, present participle sinking in, simple past sank in, past participle sunk in or sunken in)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become completely known, felt, or understood.
    • He knows he's been naughty, but it will take a while for it to sink in.

Questions about sunk in

What is sunk in the past participle of?
Sunk in is the past participle of sink in.

Words near sunk in in the dictionary

  1. sunk costs
  2. sunk costs fallacies
  3. sunk costs fallacy
  4. sunk fence
  5. sunk fences
  6. sunk in
  7. sunk or swum
  8. sunk up
  9. Sunkara
  10. Sunkaras
  11. sunken

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