What does " soaked up " mean in this sentences?
Roosevelt soaked up facts, taking particular interest in reports of German and Japanese war resources and American production figures.
Roosevelt soaked up facts, taking particular interest in reports of German and Japanese war resources and American production figures.
Bill B
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I means he absorbed facts. He learned as much as he could about German and Japanese war resources and American production figures.
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In this context, it means absorbed, digested, or considered.
Anonymous
Read the reports avidly and retained [absorbed] the information with particular interest.