"soak in" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: soaks in [present, singular, third-person], soaking in [participle, present], soaked in [participle, past], soaked in [past]
Etymology: Prepositional verb from soak + in (“into”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|soak}} soak, {{m|en|in|t=into}} in (“into”) Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} soak in (third-person singular simple present soaks in, present participle soaking in, simple past and past participle soaked in)
  1. To wet a surface and be absorbed completely (of a liquid)
    Sense id: en-soak_in-en-verb-T6HVFl71
  2. To spend time experiencing something
    Sense id: en-soak_in-en-verb-DGobcDjI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 8 92

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