"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
(3) somewhat, slightly
Kolokacji: 2
(4) significantly, necessarily
Kolokacji: 2
(6) rapidly, slowly, quickly
Kolokacji: 3
  • They listened for a moment, and the sound seemed to diminish rapidly.
  • During that time Japanese air activity began to diminish rapidly.
  • Then he turned to another page and the pleasure rapidly diminished.
  • The number of people in the lobby was rapidly diminishing.
  • In the aftermath of the storm, food and medical supplies rapidly diminished.
  • The number has diminished rapidly over the past decade.
  • It will diminish rapidly with the distance in relatedness between individuals.
  • The distance between Sagan and the rock mass diminished rapidly.
  • After this big initial burst, drug levels rapidly diminish until the next dose.
  • I headed in that direction as the roar of the truck rapidly diminished.
(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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