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Uitgebreide synoniemen voor sink in het Engels

sink:

to sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)

  1. to sink
    – go under, 1
    to sink; go under
    – go under, 1
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The raft sank and its occupants drowned1
    • go under werkwoord (goes under, went under, going under)
    to perish
    – pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life 1
    • perish werkwoord (perishes, perished, perishing)
      • The children perished in the fire1
    to suffer; to set
    • suffer werkwoord (suffers, suffered, suffering)
    • set werkwoord (sets, set, setting)
    succumb
    – be fatally overwhelmed 1
    • succumb werkwoord (succumbs, succumbed, succumbing)
    submerge
    – sink below the surface; go under or as if under water 1
    • submerge werkwoord (submerges, submerged, submerging)
  2. to sink
    – go under, 1
    to settle; to sink; to go down; to go under
    – go under, 1
    • settle werkwoord (settles, settled, settling)
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The raft sank and its occupants drowned1
    • go down werkwoord (goes down, went down, going down)
    • go under werkwoord (goes under, went under, going under)
  3. to sink
    to sink; to fall; to tumble; to drop
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
    • fall werkwoord (falls, fell, falling)
    • tumble werkwoord (tumbles, tumbled, tumbling)
    • drop werkwoord (drops, dropped, dropping)
  4. to sink
    to subside; to prolapse; to sink; to sag; to cave in; to collapse; to give way
    • subside werkwoord (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
    • prolapse werkwoord (prolapses, prolapsing, prolapsing)
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
    • sag werkwoord (sags, sagged, sagging)
    • cave in werkwoord (caves in, caved in, caving in)
    • collapse werkwoord (collapses, collapsed, collapsing)
    • give way werkwoord (gives way, gave way, giving way)
  5. to sink
    to prolapse; to subside; be going down hill; to sink; to sag; to go under
    • prolapse werkwoord (prolapses, prolapsing, prolapsing)
    • subside werkwoord (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
    • be going down hill werkwoord
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
    • sag werkwoord (sags, sagged, sagging)
    • go under werkwoord (goes under, went under, going under)
  6. to sink
    to sink; to let sink
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
    • let sink werkwoord (lets sink, let sink, letting sink)
  7. to sink
    to decrease; to shrink; to go down; to sink
    • decrease werkwoord (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • shrink werkwoord (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • go down werkwoord (goes down, went down, going down)
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
  8. to sink
    – fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly 1
    to sink; to slump; to fall off
    – fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly 1
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
    • slump werkwoord (slumps, slumped, slumping)
    • fall off werkwoord (falls off, fell off, falling off)
  9. to sink
    – embed deeply 1
    to sink; to bury
    – embed deeply 1
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • She sank her fingers into the soft sand1
    • bury werkwoord (buries, buried, burying)
      • He buried his head in her lap1
  10. to sink
    – descend into or as if into some soft substance or place 1
    to sink; to subside
    – descend into or as if into some soft substance or place 1
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • He sank into bed1
    • subside werkwoord (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
      • She subsided into the chair1
  11. to sink
    – pass into a specified state or condition 1
    to pass; to sink; to lapse
    – pass into a specified state or condition 1
    • pass werkwoord (passes, passed, passing)
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • He sank into nirvana1
    • lapse werkwoord (lapses, lapsed, lapsing)
  12. to sink
    – fall or descend to a lower place or level 1
    to drop; to sink; to drop down
    – fall or descend to a lower place or level 1
    • drop werkwoord (drops, dropped, dropping)
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • He sank to his knees1
    • drop down werkwoord (drops down, dropped down, dropping down)
  13. to sink
    – cause to sink 1
    to sink
    – cause to sink 1
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor1
  14. to sink
    – fall or sink heavily 1
    to sink; to slump; to slide down
    – fall or sink heavily 1
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • My spirits sank1
    • slump werkwoord (slumps, slumped, slumping)
      • He slumped onto the couch1
    • slide down werkwoord (slides down, slid down, sliding down)
  15. to sink
    – appear to move downward 1
    to sink; to dip
    – appear to move downward 1
    • sink werkwoord (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The setting sun sank below the tree line1
    • dip werkwoord (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • The sun dipped below the horizon1

Conjugations for sink:

present
  1. sink
  2. sink
  3. sinks
  4. sink
  5. sink
  6. sink
simple past
  1. sank
  2. sank
  3. sank
  4. sank
  5. sank
  6. sank
present perfect
  1. have sunk
  2. have sunk
  3. has sunk
  4. have sunk
  5. have sunk
  6. have sunk
past continuous
  1. was sinking
  2. were sinking
  3. was sinking
  4. were sinking
  5. were sinking
  6. were sinking
future
  1. shall sink
  2. will sink
  3. will sink
  4. shall sink
  5. will sink
  6. will sink
continuous present
  1. am sinking
  2. are sinking
  3. is sinking
  4. are sinking
  5. are sinking
  6. are sinking
subjunctive
  1. be sunk
  2. be sunk
  3. be sunk
  4. be sunk
  5. be sunk
  6. be sunk
diverse
  1. sink!
  2. let's sink!
  3. sunk
  4. sink
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sink [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord

  1. the sink
    the washbasin; the sink
    • washbasin [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • sink [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  2. the sink
    the kitchen sink; the sink
  3. the sink
    the rinsing-tub; the sink
    • rinsing-tub [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • sink [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  4. the sink
    – a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it 1
    the sink; the sump; the cesspool; the cesspit
    – a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it 1
    • sink [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • sump [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • cesspool [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • cesspit [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  5. the sink
    – plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe 1
    the sink
    – plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe 1
    • sink [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  6. the sink
    – a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof 1
    the sink; the swallow hole; the sinkhole
    – a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof 1
  7. the sink
    – (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system 1
    the sink
    – (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system 1
    • sink [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide1
  8. the sink
    – A device or part of a device that receives something from another device. 2
    the sink
    – A device or part of a device that receives something from another device. 2
    • sink [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord

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Verwante definities voor "sink":

  1. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it1
  2. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe1
  3. a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof1
  4. (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system1
    • the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide1
  5. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly1
  6. embed deeply1
    • She sank her fingers into the soft sand1
  7. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place1
    • He sank into bed1
  8. pass into a specified state or condition1
    • He sank into nirvana1
  9. fall or descend to a lower place or level1
    • He sank to his knees1
  10. cause to sink1
    • The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor1
  11. fall or sink heavily1
    • My spirits sank1
  12. go under,1
    • The raft sank and its occupants drowned1
  13. appear to move downward1
    • The setting sun sank below the tree line1
  14. A device or part of a device that receives something from another device.2

Verwante synoniemen voor sink