"afraid" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

afraid adjetivo

verbo + afraid
Kolokacji: 5
feel afraid • grow afraid • look afraid • become afraid • sound afraid
(1) feel, look, sound
Kolokacji: 3
(2) grow, become
Kolokacji: 2
1. grow afraid = stój się wystraszony grow afraid
  • When several more hours passed, he began to grow afraid.
  • And with every step that led him closer to the promise, he had grown more afraid.
  • At the last second, he grew afraid, and shot Arlosoroff.
  • Even Sheila grew a little afraid as they drew close to the house.
  • We grow afraid of things or people we think are out to get us.
  • It was only later, in the winter, that I grew afraid of him.
  • The floating feeling was starting to leave her and she grew afraid.
  • Then the tables were turned and he grew afraid for me.
  • Then he grew afraid for her, that she would take arms and be killed, not knowing the case of things.
  • Staring out the window, then, watching the miles pass, I grew quite afraid.
2. become afraid = stój się wystraszony become afraid
adverbio + afraid
Kolokacji: 18
longer afraid • terribly afraid • suddenly afraid • most afraid • desperately afraid • ...
afraid + preposición
Kolokacji: 10
afraid of • afraid for • afraid to • afraid in • afraid at • ...

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