Soak up: meaning, definitions and examples

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soak up

 

[ หˆsoสŠk สŒp ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

absorb moisture

To soak up means to absorb a liquid or moisture into something. It can refer to soaking up water, a spill, or any other liquid substance.

Synonyms

absorb, suck up, take in

Examples of usage

  • He used a sponge to soak up the spilled milk.
  • The dry sponge quickly soaked up all the water.
  • She sat in the sun to soak up some vitamin D.
Context #2 | Verb

absorb information or knowledge

To soak up also means to absorb information or knowledge easily and quickly. It can refer to learning something effortlessly.

Synonyms

absorb, grasp easily, learn quickly

Examples of usage

  • She has a great ability to soak up new languages.
  • The students were eager to soak up all the knowledge the professor shared.
  • He seems to soak up everything he reads.

Translations

Translations of the word "soak up" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น absorver

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเฅ‹เค–เคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช aufsaugen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menyerap

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒะฑะธั€ะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ wchล‚aniaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅธๅŽใ™ใ‚‹ (ใใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ™ใ‚‹)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท absorber

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ absorber

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท emmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํก์ˆ˜ํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุดุฑุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nasรกknout

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nasiaknuลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅธๆ”ถ (xฤซ shลu)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ vpijati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ drekka รญ sig

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัั–าฃั–ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒ แƒฃแƒขแƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sorulmaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ absorber

Word origin

The phrase 'soak up' originated from the combination of 'soak' meaning to become saturated with liquid and 'up' which denotes the direction of absorption. The figurative use of the term to soak up knowledge or information came later, suggesting a thorough and effortless acquisition of new concepts.