soak away
B1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
When water slowly disappears by going into the ground or into something nearby.
Literal meaning: To soak (absorb liquid) and go away (leave/disappear) — fairly transparent.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
Of a liquid: to be gradually absorbed into the ground or surrounding material and disappear.
"The heavy rain eventually soaked away into the garden soil overnight."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2
idiomatic
informal
Of a feeling or state: to gradually fade and disappear (figurative extension).
"After a long bath, all her stress seemed to soak away."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Most often used in British English to describe rainwater or runoff dispersing into soil. Also used in the phrase 'soakaway' (one word) as a British English noun for a drainage pit.
Commonly used with
rainwater water runoff moisture liquid
Forms
Base
soak away
I/you/we/they
3rd person
soaks away
he/she/it
Past simple
soaked away
yesterday
Past participle
soaked away
have + pp
-ing form
soaking away
continuous
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