Definition
to flow slowly and quietly through small openings; to leak gradually.
Etymology
From Middle English 'sepen,' possibly related to Old English 'sipan.' The word may be connected to 'soak,' and it's been used since medieval times to describe slow liquid movement.
Kelly Says
Water can seep through seemingly solid materials over time—this is how underground springs form and how contamination slowly enters groundwater, making seepage a huge concern for waste disposal sites.
Translations
CACatalà
filtrar
fil-trar
CSČeština
pronikat
pro-ni-kat
DEDeutsch
sickern
si-kern
ELΕλληνικά
διαρρέει
dia-rrei
ESEspañol
filtrar
fil-trar
FISuomi
i päästä
i pae-sta
FRFrançais
s'infiltrer
se-in-fil-tre
HIहिन्दी
स्रावित होना
sra-avit ho-na
HUMagyar
szivárog
shi-va-rog
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyerap
men-ye-rap
ITItaliano
trafilare
tra-fi-la-re
MRMR
विसर्जित होणे
vi-sr-jit ho-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menyelinap
me-nye-li-nap
NLNederlands
sijpelen
si-pel-en
NONorsk
trenge seg inn
tren-ge seg in
PLPolski
wsiąkać
vsh-ya-kat
PTPortuguês
infiltrar
in-fil-trar
RUРусский
просачиваться
pro-sa-chi-vat-sya
SWKiswahili
kuvuka
ku-vu-ka
TLTL
mamasyal
ma-ma-si-yal
UKУкраїнська
просочуватися
pro-so-chu-vat-sya