"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
(8) severely, seriously, sadly
Kolokacji: 3
3. sadly diminished = smutno zmniejszyć sadly diminished
  • But for the most part his voice seemed, as it has for some time, sadly diminished.
  • Further off the men of Taunton still stood fast, though in sadly diminished numbers.
  • In the course of years it had diminished sadly, but it was still with the Vicar a subject for jesting.
  • The holy of holies - sadly diminished in stature.
  • Still a very important person, even in these days when the clan was so sadly diminished.
  • Alone, as an isolated individual, you would be sadly diminished as compared with youself as part of an integrated society.
  • By the end of the book, even this list is sadly diminished.
  • Having sadly diminished vocal energy, he essentially left matters of rhythm and pacing to chance.
  • A form of bridge that was highly popular 60 years ago, but has sadly diminished, is the home game, one couple against another.
  • It was a sadly diminished band-a single family number- ing five individuals.
(9) sharply, clearly
Kolokacji: 2
(10) hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 2
(11) markedly, noticeably, visibly
Kolokacji: 3

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