Verbs | |||||||
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| to sink | sank, sunk/sunken | | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to drop | dropped, dropped | | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to fall | fell, fallen | also [TECH.] | sinken | sank, gesunken | - z. B. Druck, Spannung | ||||||
| to subside | subsided, subsided | | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to decline | declined, declined | also [AVIAT.] | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to fall off | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to go down | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to ease | eased, eased | - decrease in value | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to sag | sagged, sagged | | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to shrink | shrank, shrunk | | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to tank | tanked, tanked | | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to recede | receded, receded | | sinken | sank, gesunken | | ||||||
| to founder | foundered, foundered | - sink | sinken | sank, gesunken | - Schiff | ||||||
| to be on the decrease | sinken | sank, gesunken | - z. B. Preise | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| sinkt | |||||||
| sinken (Verb) | |||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| monetary value falls | der Geldwert sinkt | ||||||
| His star is waning. | Sein Stern sinkt. | ||||||
| Prices are on the decrease. | Die Preise sinken. | ||||||
| His courage fell. | Ihm sank der Mut. | ||||||
| our shares have fallen in value | unsere Aktien sind im Wert gesunken | ||||||
Orthographically similar words | |
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| Saint, saint, sink, Sinti, Sinto, skink, skint, slink, stink, stint, suint | Sankt, Sink-, Sinto, Skink, Smink, Spint, Stint |








