"diminish" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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diminish + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 23
diminish one's ability • diminish one's chances • diminish the power • diminish the value • diminish one's authority • ...
diminish + preposición
Kolokacji: 22
diminish over • diminished by • diminish in • diminish with • diminish to • ...
diminish + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 36
greatly diminished • gradually diminish • somewhat diminished • significantly diminished • further diminish • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 11
(1) greatly, vastly
Kolokacji: 2
(2) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
2. suddenly diminished = nagle zmniejszyć suddenly diminished
  • His sense of adventure was suddenly much diminished, and fear was starting to take over.
  • "I'm a Carolina boy," Stove reminded him; but his appetite for discussion of the coming conflict had suddenly diminished.
  • Her appetite for food suddenly diminished and another sort of hunger began to build in her stomach.
  • The number of enemies they faced suddenly diminished, American and Iraqi officials said.
  • The firing suddenly diminished and then stopped altogether.
  • The Mavericks still have a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, but the momentum they had by winning three straight games has suddenly diminished.
  • At least, the flow of rage through the bond suddenly diminished.
  • "I did not send for you, no," said Minos, who appeared suddenly diminished upon his throne.
  • The cry that pursued him was of a word even his suddenly diminished French could recognize.
  • The sound of engines whining down could be heard faintly and the wind roar was suddenly diminished.
(3) somewhat, slightly
Kolokacji: 2
(4) significantly, necessarily
Kolokacji: 2
(6) rapidly, slowly, quickly
Kolokacji: 3
(8) severely, seriously, sadly
Kolokacji: 3
(9) sharply, clearly
Kolokacji: 2
(10) hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 2
(11) markedly, noticeably, visibly
Kolokacji: 3

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