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Collocations for soak - verb

ADVERB

completely, thoroughly
overnight
Leave the beans to soak overnight.
off
Place the jar in warm water to soak the label off.
up
Let the soil soak up the water.

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VERB + soak

leave sth to, let sth
I've left the clothes to soak overnight.

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PREPOSITION

in
Soak the clothes in cold water.
into
Water dripped off the table and soaked into the carpet.
through
The rain had soaked through every layer of his clothing.
with
He soaked the cloth with kerosene.

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Soak is used with these nouns as the subject:
blood, rain, sweat

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Soak is used with these nouns as the object:
bean, contact lens

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