to soak overnight
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- phrasal verb
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remojar toda la noche
- Or like let it soak overnight, maybe two nights to be safe.
- soak beans overnight
- soak seeds overnight
- soak in water overnight
Or like let it soak overnight, maybe two nights to be safe.
- Or like let it soak overnight, maybe two nights to be safe.
- You can also soak the seeds overnight before planting.
Examples
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You can also soak the seeds overnight before planting.
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Then cover and let them soak overnight.
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If you soaked it overnight, you would probably just need to heat it.
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You're supposed to soak the red beans overnight.
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Step 1: Soak the dried chickpeas overnight.
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Let soak overnight.
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Soak tarbais beans overnight in a bowl of water.
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After soaking overnight, dishes are then placed into the dishwasher for a hot wash to remove any chemicals that may be left behind.
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Soak almonds overnight.
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You can also soak overnight the seeds before planting them to help them germinate.
Synonyms
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1.0
Put something into water for a while to soften or clean it
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Soak food in a flavored liquid before cooking to add flavor
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To make something wet by covering it with liquid
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Put something completely into a liquid to cover it
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To make something take in liquid until it is very wet
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To soak something in water before washing or cooking
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To soak something completely in liquid
To pour water over something so it becomes completely wet
To make something very wet by putting liquid on it
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'immerse and leave for the night' is directly and compositionally derived from 'soak' (place in liquid) combined with the temporal adverb 'overnight' (during the night). This verb + temporal adverb pattern is common in cooking/instructional language and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Soak overnight comes from the simple picture of putting dry food or a dirty cloth into water and leaving it for the whole night. The verb soak, meaning to put in water, and overnight, meaning for the night, explain why the phrase means 'to put something in liquid and leave it all night so it becomes softer or cleaner'.