English-Italian translations for sink in

• assimilare
  Le stesse valutazioni pessimistiche valgono anche per l'autonomia del potere giudiziario, che è difficile da assimilare agli usi di determinati paesi. We could be equally pessimistic about the independence of the judiciary, a notion that is taking time to sink in in some countries.
• assimilarsi

Definition of sink in

• To become completely known, felt, or understood

Synonyms

• register
• penetrate

Examples

• He knows hes been naughty, but it will take a while for it to sink in
• The gravity of what I had done hadnt sunken in yet

Related words

• sink (into
• get a sinking feeling
• felling sink
• fishing sinker
• sink one's teeth into
• sink
• everything but the kitchen sink
• sink or swim
• sink trap