"about" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

about adverbio

verbo + about
Kolokacji: 247
worry about • complain about • wander about • mill about • scattered about • spin about • move about • read about • learn about • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 28
1. worry about = martw się worry about
2. care about = opieka około care about
3. fret about = przejmuj się fret about
4. fuss about = mędzić, marudzić fuss about
5. flap about = klapka około flap about
  • Hal's arms flapped about in disgust He stomped off to annoy someone else.
  • At the station Mullett was flapping about in a state of high agitation awaiting their return.
  • His jaw flapped about at a loose end for a while.
  • The curtain was down, but it flapped about.
  • Yenaro was flapping about in distress, calling loudly for help.
  • By-and-bye they came to a stream, on the bank of which was a fish, flapping feebly about in its efforts to reach the water.
  • Ravn's body flapped about in agony; he could not breathe or talk and death was very close.
  • The thing flapped about in her hand, but could not get free.
  • He spoke with such extraordinary animation that the empty sleeve flapped about in the air, giving him the strangest appearance.
  • Others flapped about in the darkness until squadrons of bats had gathered.
6. obsess about = prześladować około obsess about
7. dither about = rozterka około dither about
(6) spin, whirl, swirl, twirl
Kolokacji: 4
(14) excite, know, fantasize, bang
Kolokacji: 4
(16) brag, boast, blow, gloat
Kolokacji: 4
(17) feel, grope, rummage, scrabble
Kolokacji: 4
(19) bandy, fight
Kolokacji: 2
(20) smile, grin
Kolokacji: 2
(21) poke, sniff, nose
Kolokacji: 3
(23) knock, rap, buffet
Kolokacji: 3
(26) whip, round
Kolokacji: 2
(27) inquire, bruit, snoop, enquire
Kolokacji: 4
(28) quibble, hedge
Kolokacji: 2

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