saturated

CEFRB2

/sˈætʃəˌreɪtɪd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Completely filled or soaked with a substance.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Having very strong or intense color.

Examples

  • I have high cholesterol and I need to avoid saturated fats.

  • He saturated himself with sunshine.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Full; unable to hold or contain any more.

  2. Soaked or drenched with moisture.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of saturate

More examples

In context

  • The job market is not saturated.

  • a saturated image

  • a saturated value

Synonyms

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After the heavy rain, the ground was completely blank and unable to absorb more water.

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