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Princeton's WordNet

  1. click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into placeverb

    become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

    "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"

  2. percolate, sink in, permeate, filterverb

    pass through

    "Water permeates sand easily"

Wiktionary

  1. sink inverb

    Become clear in one's mind.

ChatGPT

  1. sink in

    "Sink in" is a phrase generally used to describe the process of completely understanding or comprehensively realizing information, facts, or reality. It is often used when it takes some time for the information to be fully absorbed or comprehended. It can also mean to gradually penetrate or become absorbed.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SINK IN in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SINK IN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of SINK IN in a Sentence

  1. Tom Brady:

    It probably won't sink in for a very, very long time, i'm just so blessed to play with the best teammates through the years from our'01 team and all the way through now. I love all those guys. That's what makes this special, man. It's a brotherhood. All these relationship are so important in my life, and I can't cherish it enough. It's going to be a celebration tonight.

  2. Quinn Harris/Getty Images:

    I did not think we’d be talking about this after this game. I'm gonna take some time and have conversations with the folks around here, and then take some time away and make a decision -- obviously before free agency or anything kinda gets going on that front, it's fresh right now. It's a little shocking for sure. Definitely was hoping to have a nice week after the NFC Championship to enjoy the lead up [to the Super Bowl] and start contemplating some things, so I haven't even let the moment really sink in yet.

  3. Bob Baffert:

    Thirty-seven years we've waited for this, what a feeling. It's probably going to take a few days to sink in.

  4. Sports Illustrated:

    I couldn’t believe it, things didn’t become real until the announcement… the moment the word [was] out, all of it just started to sink in… it’s pretty surreal.

  5. Caroline Fung Feng:

    It was worth it, at first it took a while to sink in -- Is this real ? ... I can't put into words how happy I am and how relieved I feel about the whole thing.

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