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imbibe

/ɪmˈbaɪb/

Translations

imbibeverb

imbibed

Past Simple

imbibed

Past Participle

imbibing

Gerund

/ɪmˈbaɪb/

The soil can imbibe rainwater quickly.

Почва может быстро впитывать дождевую воду.

He likes to imbibe knowledge from various books.

Он любит поглощать знания из различных книг.

Plants imbibe water through their roots.

Растения впитывают воду через свои корни.

The sponge can imbibe a lot of liquid.

Губка может впитывать много жидкости.

Additional translations

Synonyms

imbibeverb

To drink, especially alcohol.

He decided to imbibe a glass of wine with his dinner.

To absorb or assimilate ideas or knowledge.

She managed to imbibe the complex theories quickly during the lecture.

To absorb or take in (liquid) by physical means, as by roots or a porous material.

During germination, seeds imbibe water to expand and sprout.