sink
Translation
to sink, to go down, to submerge
Examples
The ship will sink if we don't fix it.
The ship will sink if we don't fix it.
He sank into the comfortable chair.
He sank into the comfortable chair.
My heart sank when I heard the bad news.
My heart sank when I heard the bad news.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) sinks The boat is sinking.
((sb.)) sinks ((into sth.)) He sank into the chair.
Similar Words
Synonyms: submerge, go down, founder; Antonyms: float, rise, ascend
Etymology
From Old English 'sincan', meaning 'to become submerged, go under'.
Memory Tips
Think of a kitchen 'sink' where water goes down. The verb 'to sink' means to go down, just like the water in a sink.