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" I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich; they want to get rich."
Jack Kemp

Meaning of "soak" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOAK

Old English sōcian to cook.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SOAK

səʊk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOAK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soak is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb soak in English.

WHAT DOES SOAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Soak

Soak may refer to: ▪ Steeping ▪ Bathing ▪ Soakage, a source of water in Australian deserts ▪ Soak dike, ditch or drain ▪ Soak testing, a method of system testing in computing and electronics...

Definition of soak in the English dictionary

The first definition of soak in the dictionary is to make, become, or be thoroughly wet or saturated, esp by immersion in a liquid. Other definition of soak is when intr, usually foll by in or into to penetrate or permeate. Soak is also to take in by absorption.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOAK

PRESENT

Present
I soak
you soak
he/she/it soaks
we soak
you soak
they soak
Present continuous
I am soaking
you are soaking
he/she/it is soaking
we are soaking
you are soaking
they are soaking
Present perfect
I have soaked
you have soaked
he/she/it has soaked
we have soaked
you have soaked
they have soaked
Present perfect continuous
I have been soaking
you have been soaking
he/she/it has been soaking
we have been soaking
you have been soaking
they have been soaking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I soaked
you soaked
he/she/it soaked
we soaked
you soaked
they soaked
Past continuous
I was soaking
you were soaking
he/she/it was soaking
we were soaking
you were soaking
they were soaking
Past perfect
I had soaked
you had soaked
he/she/it had soaked
we had soaked
you had soaked
they had soaked
Past perfect continuous
I had been soaking
you had been soaking
he/she/it had been soaking
we had been soaking
you had been soaking
they had been soaking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will soak
you will soak
he/she/it will soak
we will soak
you will soak
they will soak
Future continuous
I will be soaking
you will be soaking
he/she/it will be soaking
we will be soaking
you will be soaking
they will be soaking
Future perfect
I will have soaked
you will have soaked
he/she/it will have soaked
we will have soaked
you will have soaked
they will have soaked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been soaking
you will have been soaking
he/she/it will have been soaking
we will have been soaking
you will have been soaking
they will have been soaking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would soak
you would soak
he/she/it would soak
we would soak
you would soak
they would soak
Conditional continuous
I would be soaking
you would be soaking
he/she/it would be soaking
we would be soaking
you would be soaking
they would be soaking
Conditional perfect
I would have soak
you would have soak
he/she/it would have soak
we would have soak
you would have soak
they would have soak
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been soaking
you would have been soaking
he/she/it would have been soaking
we would have been soaking
you would have been soaking
they would have been soaking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you soak
we let´s soak
you soak
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to soak
Past participle
soaked
Present Participle
soaking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOAK

bespoke · broke · choke · cloak · coke · folk · hon. · joke · oak · oke · poke · Polk · roque · smoke · Soc. · spoke · stoke · stroke · toque · woke

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOAK

so-so · soak test · soakage · soakaway · soaked · soaker · soaking · soakingly · Soane · soap · soap boiler · soap boiling · soap bubble · soap opera · soap powder · soapbark · soapberries · soapberry · soapbox · soapbox derby

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOAK

boak · bog oak · bur oak · cork oak · croak · desert oak · English oak · heart of oak · holly oak · holm oak · live oak · pin oak · poison oak · pre-soak · red oak · she-oak · silky oak · Turkey oak · water-soak · white oak

Synonyms and antonyms of soak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOAK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «soak» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «soak» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SOAK

Find out the translation of soak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of soak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soak» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

浸透
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

poner en remojo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

soak
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सोख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَنْقِعُ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

замачивать(ся)
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ensopar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শোষণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tremper
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Rendam
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

einweichen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

浸す
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

잠기다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Rendhem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngâm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஊற
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

भिजवून
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

emmek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

inzuppare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zmoczyć
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

мочити
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

a înmuia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μουλιάζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

week
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blöta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjennombløte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soak

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOAK»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of soak
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soak

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SOAK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soak.
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Laz Alonso
I love HGTV. I love working on my house and have really been bit by the 'luxury remodeling' bug. 'Million Dollar Rooms,' 'Million Dollar Listing'... any show that can give me design inspiration, I soak it in and try my hand at it. Home Depot is my second home!
2
Jeff Ament
I have to go someplace where I can soak myself in a creative atmosphere.
3
Vir Das
Surround yourself with a bunch of like-minded people, and you'll soak up their habits like a starved sponge. Fat people with fat friends care less about their weight.
4
Paula Deen
In order to have good fried chicken, you should wash and season the bird the morning you're preparing it for dinner. Don't wait and do it right before you start cooking. Throw it in the refrigerator, seasoned, that morning, and give it a chance to soak up all the salt and pepper and goodness.
5
Jessica Ennis
To unwind after training, I love to have a long hot soak in the bath, then veg out on the sofa with a box set. I'm a box-set junkie! I absolutely love 'Grey's Anatomy.'
6
Feist
When I was in Beck's world, I felt like the little sister. I'm in the big brother's room with all his friends. You just hang out and keep your mouth shut so they don't realize you're there and kick you out. I like being in situations where I can be an underdog, where I can be in the corner and observe and soak it in.
7
Janet Flanner
I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks.
8
G-Eazy
When you're around somebody like E-40, all you can do is watch and learn, and soak up game.
9
Michael B. Jordan
Don't pretend to know everything. I've been blessed to work with a lot of veteran actors, and I soak up lessons from them like a sponge.
10
Jack Kemp
I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich; they want to get rich.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOAK»

Discover the use of soak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soak Your Nuts: Cleansing with Karyn
Holistic health expert and entrepreneur Karyn Calabrese presents Nature's Healing System, a 28-day program designed to counter the effects of exposure to chemicals, pollution, and stress.
Karyn Calabrese, 2011
2
Soak Wash Rinse Spin
Soak Wash Rinse Spin investigates the cycles of the Tolleson Design creative process through a textual and graphic layering of information involving four phases: research (the intake of as much information as they can gather), collaboration ...
Steven Tolleson, 1999
3
Lippincott's Nursing Procedures
If the soak basin or tub will be placed in bed, make sure the bed is flat beneath it to prevent spills. For an arm soak, have the patient sit erect. For a leg or foot soak, ask him to lie down and bend the appropriate knee. For a toot soak in the sitting ...
‎2009
4
Preserving Wood by Brush, Dip, and Short-soak Methods
Effectiveness of brush, dip, and soak treatments with oil-carried preservatives in preventing decay of pine sapwood exposed off the ground but subject to rain seepage at joints Type of test, preservative, and length of exposure Condition of ...
Arthur Frederic Verrall, 1965
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The effects of soak temperature on sugar maple seed germination
FOREST SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ЗИЯЕЕР ROA THE EFFECTS OF SOAK TEMPERATURE ON SUGAR MAPLE SEED GERMINATION Abstract. The temperature at which sugar maple seeds were soaked before ...
Carol A. Janerette, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station (Radnor, Pa.), United States. Forest Service, 1978
6
Another Long Hot Soak: Over 50 Stories to Warm the Heart and ...
An exciting series featuring inspirational true-life stories introduced by a personality.
Chris Gidney, 2002
7
Field Guide to Environmental Engineering for Development ...
Water, Sanitation, and Indoor Air Lauren M. Fry, Elizabeth A. Myre, Linda D. Phillips, Brian D. Barkdoll. Figure 21-3. Plan View of Hypothetical Integrated Wash Area and Soak Pit Design for a Village Center. Note: Wash area and soak pits are ...
Lauren M. Fry, Elizabeth A. Myre, Linda D. Phillips, 2009
8
Automotive Fuels and Emissions
If there are no pending codes, ensure the preconditions are met and repeat the drive pattern process beginning with the cold soak procedure. EVAP Monitors — Intrusive Type. For this type of EVAP monitor, the preconditions for the cold soak  ...
Barry Hollembeak, 2004
9
Fuel economy labeling of motor vehicles revisions to improve ...
We first estimated the effect of soak time on start fuel use by hour of the day. The first step in this procedure was to estimate the percentage of vehicle starts occurring after specific lengths of soak at each hour of the day. As is the case for  ...
10
Toxoplasmosis of Animals and Humans, Second Edition
Soak 5 min. 2. Pour fresh xylene into xylene II. Soak slides in fresh xylene for 5 min. 3. Soak in 100% ethanol I for 5 min. Discard ethanol I. Pour ethanol II into ethanol I container. Soak 5 min. Pour fresh 100% ethanol into ethanol II container .
J. P. Dubey, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soak is used in the context of the following news items.
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Guest DJ: SOAK
Before We Forgot How to Dream is one of my favorite albums of 2015. It's by an artist you may not yet know, but I'm hoping you'll fall in love with her. Her name is ... «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Motorola DROID Turbo soak test starting soon
You should know that Motorola is now inviting some DROID Turbo users to preview an upcoming software release, which means that Moto has prepared a soak ... «androidandme.com, Jun 15»
3
Tonight's Tom Dunne Show - SOAK in session and win Body & Soul …
Derry singer SOAK pops in to chat to Tom and perform songs from her debut album 'Before We Forget How to Dream'. Also - we're talking about the upcoming ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jun 15»
4
Soak: Tender, awkward songs from a teenager wise beyond her years
The opening lines of Soak's debut album perfectly capture the ambiguities and anxieties of adolescence. "A teenage heart is an unguided dart," sings the ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
5
SOAK
SOAK is an artist who refused to give up, but she understands that the position she finds herself in is rare. When asked about whether there was a moment she ... «Under the Radar Mag, Jun 15»
6
SOAK: the indie-folk prodigy fighting for gay rights in Northern Ireland
Not wet, wet, wet: SOAK, AKA Bridie Monds-Watson. ... I meet the musician better known as SOAK in her hometown of Derry, at an unassuming cafe that she ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
Soak: Before We Forget How to Dream review – a heartfelt, self …
In 2013, Soak appeared in this newspaper sounding refreshingly secure for a 16-year-old in the limelight. Two years on, Bridie Monds-Watson's debut album ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Soak: Before We Forgot How to Dream review – delicate singer …
Soak, AKA Bridie Monds-Watson, first started writing material for this album before she could legally drink alcohol; there is a certain amount of teenage ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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First Listen: SOAK, 'Before We Forgot How To Dream'
The first words Bridie Monds-Watson sings on her debut album double as a tidy thesis statement: "A teenage heart is an unguided dart." The Irish ... «NPR, May 15»
10
VIDEO - SOAK performs on Jools Holland
Derry singer-songwriter, SOAK, performed her song 'Sea Creatures' live on world famous BBC television music programme, Later With Jools Holland on ... «Derry Journal, May 15»
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