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Meaning of sunk
The primary meaning of the word "sunk" is past tense and past participle of "sink", which means to go down below the surface of something, especially water, or to become lower in amount or degree.
Etymology of sunk
The word "sunk" is the past tense and past participle of the verb "sink", which originated from Old English "sincan", which is also the source of the Modern English verb "sink"
The Old English "sincan" is derived from the Proto-Germanic verb "sinkiz", which is also the source of the Modern German verb "sinken"
The Proto-Germanic "sinkiz" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "seng-", which carried a sense of "to sink" or "to dip"
Synonyms
Definitions
- Past tense and past participle of "sink", meaning to go down below the surface of something, especially water
- To become lower in amount or degree, such as to sink into poverty or sink to a new low
- To feel or become depressed or disheartened, such as to sink into despair
Usage Examples
- The ship sank to the bottom of the ocean after hitting the iceberg
- The economy sank into recession due to the pandemic
- She sank into depression after losing her job