drenched

UK
/drɛnʧt/
US
/drɛnʧt/
drenchedadjective
more drenched
Comp.
most drenched
Super.
UK
/drɛnʧt/
US
/drɛnʧt/
Translations
After the sudden downpour, he was completely drenched.
После внезапного ливня он был полностью промокший.
насквозь мокрый
The clothes on the line were drenched after the storm.
Одежда на веревке была насквозь мокрая после шторма.
Additional translations
Definitions
Soaked or thoroughly wet.
After the sudden downpour, she was completely drenched from head to toe.
Thoroughly saturated with or imbued in a particular substance, often expressed with a following preposition such as "in" or "with".
The protesters' clothes were drenched in paint after the demonstration.
drenchverb

drenched

Past Simple

drenched
Past Simple
drenched
Past Participle
drenching
Gerund
UK
/drɛnʧ/
US
/drɛnʧ/
Translations
The rain will drench your clothes if you don't take an umbrella.
Дождь промочит твою одежду, если ты не возьмешь зонт.
The firefighter will drench the burning building with water.
Пожарный зальет горящее здание водой.
He will drench the plants with a hose.
Он обольет растения шлангом.
Definitions
To wet thoroughly; to soak.
The sudden downpour drenched us before we could find shelter.
To cover or fill completely with liquid.
She drenched the salad with too much dressing.
To administer a drench of liquid medicine to (an animal).
The farmer drenched the sheep to protect them against parasites.
drenchnoun
Definitions
A dose of liquid medicine administered to an animal, especially a large one like a horse or cow.
The veterinarian prepared a drench to treat the cow's infection.
A heavy or thorough soaking with liquid, especially water.
After the sudden downpour, we were left in a complete drench.
drenchgerund / present participle
Definitions
Causing or characterized by heavy soaking or rainfall.
We got caught in drenching rain on our hike.
drenchpast participle

drenched

Used attributively and predicatively (e.g., "a drenched dog").
Definitions
Thoroughly wet; soaked.
After the storm, their drenched clothes clung to their skin.
Synonyms
sopping wet
soaking wet
soaked through
wet through