# sunk

Pronunciation: US say "SUNGK" /sʌŋk/; UK

## Verb

1. Past participle of sink. — past participle of sink
   - Simple: Past participle of sink. Use it after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The cargo ship was sunk by a violent storm centuries ago._
   - _Many vessels have sunk along this rocky stretch of coastline._
2. Past tense of sink. Less common than sank and often avoided in formal writing. *(dialectal)* — past of sink
   - Simple: Past tense of sink. Heard in casual speech, but sank is the usual past tense.
   - _The fishing boat sunk within minutes once the hull cracked open._
   - _She sunk into the soft armchair after a long day on her feet._

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