sank down

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Hello,1. He sank down under a tree.What is meaning of "sank down" here?

Paulio · Accepted Answer

In other words, he fell down under...

Nona the brit · Answer

I think he just sat down, but in a manner that is suggested by the use of 'sink' - for example he was exhausted.

Hanuman_2000 · Answer

Hello Nona the Brit,

The Complete version is like this. Your guess is absolutely correct.

1.He was weary and exhausted. He sank down under a tree.

Thanks a lot for clearing the doubt.

Peaceblinkfriend · Answer

Hanuman_2000Hello Nona the Brit,

The Complete version is like this. Your guess is absolutely correct.

1.He was weary and exhausted. He sank down under a tree.

Thanks a lot for clearing the doubt.

Hi all,

Should it be 'was' instead of 'is' for both sentences?

Thank you.

Best wishes,

PBF

Yankee · Answer

Hi PBF

You could use either is or was. In this case, it only depends on how the witer is looking at things.

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