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drink in

B2 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words

Enjoy looking at or experiencing something so much that it feels like you can't get enough of it.

Literal meaning: To bring liquid into the body by drinking.

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic neutral

To look at, listen to, or experience something beautiful or interesting with great enjoyment and full attention.

"They stood at the top of the hill, drinking in the breathtaking view of the valley below."

"She drank in the sight of him, storing it up like a camel before a long desert crossing."

— Jojo Moyes, 'Me Before You' (2012)
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 idiomatic neutral

To listen to or read something eagerly, absorbing every word.

"The students drank in every word of the professor's fascinating lecture."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Typically used with sensory experiences such as scenery, sounds, or atmosphere. It has a strongly positive, appreciative tone. Common in literary and descriptive writing.

Commonly used with

scenery atmosphere view words beauty surroundings

Forms

Base
drink in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
drinks in
he/she/it
Past simple
drank in
yesterday
Past participle
drunk in
have + pp
-ing form
drinking in
continuous

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Synonyms

soak up absorb take in savour feast on relish

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