drenched

CEFRC1

/dɹɛnt͡ʃt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Completely wet from being covered with liquid.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of drench

Examples

  • Had it not been for your raincoat, I would have been drenched to the skin.

  • I was drenched to the skin because of the heavy rain.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Completely wet; sodden

More examples

In context

  • The storm's so bad that if you step outside for 20 seconds, you get drenched.

  • Back home the buses went up in flashes / The Irish tomb was drenched in blood

  • Well I'm grinding my life out, steady and sure / Nothing more wretched than what I must endure / I'm drenched in the light that shines from the sun

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Without an umbrella, he got completely blank in the sudden downpour.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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