"sank" meaning in English

See sank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsæŋk/ (note: without æ-raising), /ˈseɪ̯ŋk/ (note: æ-raising), /ˈsɛ̃ŋk/ (note: æ-raising) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-sank.wav , en-us-sank.ogg
enPR: săngk Rhymes: -æŋk Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sank
  1. simple past of sink Tags: form-of, past Form of: sink Related terms: sank work
    Sense id: en-sank-en-verb-pXO5o5N4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 33 22 2 3 1 2 2 3 0 9 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 18 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 13 33
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "sank"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 22 2 3 1 2 2 3 0 9 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 18 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 13 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "sink"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "simple past of sink"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "sink",
          "sink#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "sank work"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "săngk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsæŋk/",
      "note": "without æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-sank.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Pvanp7-sank.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Pvanp7-sank.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Pvanp7-sank.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Pvanp7-sank.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseɪ̯ŋk/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛ̃ŋk/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sank.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/En-us-sank.ogg/En-us-sank.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/En-us-sank.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sank"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "sank",
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  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "sank"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sank work"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English irregular simple past forms",
        "English non-lemma forms",
        "English verb forms",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/æŋk",
        "Rhymes:English/æŋk/1 syllable"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "sink"
        }
      ],
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        "simple past of sink"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sink",
          "sink#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "săngk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsæŋk/",
      "note": "without æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-sank.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Pvanp7-sank.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Pvanp7-sank.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Pvanp7-sank.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Pvanp7-sank.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseɪ̯ŋk/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛ̃ŋk/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sank.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/En-us-sank.ogg/En-us-sank.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/En-us-sank.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sank"
}

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