sink in

See also: sinkin'

English

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)

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

The gravity of what I had done hadn't sunken in yet.
(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) to come to accept something.

Synonyms

dawn on, register, penetrate

Translations

to come to be understand

Italian: ^{(please verify)} capire (it), assimilare (it)

References

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