"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
(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
1. prowl about = krążyć, chodzić tam i z powrotem prowl about
2. lurk about = czaić się około lurk about
  • I won't have you lurking about in the shadows, hanging over our lives ever again.
  • He lurked about in a doorway, waiting to see who would pick the blade up.
  • I've seen it at dusk several times, lurking about in the ferns.
  • Right now, however, we were anything but safe, for I was sure Death still lurked about.
  • "It'll look suspicious if you lurk about near the church," James added.
  • Indeed, such thoughts are dangerous when dark forces lurk about.
  • I want to make sure no one is lurking about.
  • For a start, there aren't actually that many brilliant poets lurking about.
  • She could sense that they were still lurking about.
  • And you can be sure more than those are lurking about.
3. lounge about = obijać się, próżnować, wylegiwać się lounge about
4. lurch about = szarpnięcie około lurch about
5. swarm about = rój około swarm about
(26) whip, round
Kolokacji: 2
(27) inquire, bruit, snoop, enquire
Kolokacji: 4
(28) quibble, hedge
Kolokacji: 2

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