"late" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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verbo + late
Kolokacji: 91
arrive late • work late • run late • sleep late • come late • get late • stay late • return late • start late • begin late • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 13
(7) marry, diagnose, tie
Kolokacji: 3
(8) file, trail, falter, walk
Kolokacji: 4
(10) issue, appear, emerge, show
Kolokacji: 4
(11) eat, dissipate, shoot
Kolokacji: 3
(12) injure, suffer
Kolokacji: 2
(13) ripen, bloom, mature
Kolokacji: 3
1. ripen late = dojrzej późno ripen late
2. bloom late = kwiat późny bloom late
3. mature late = dojrzej późno mature late
  • The heavy clay and rich minerals of its homeland help it to develop strong bone, and it matures late, generally around 6 to 7 years.
  • Infants born in, say, the International Year of Older Persons (1999) might mature late.
  • The breed tends to mature late, especially when raised in their native habitats.
  • McCloy matured late in football terms and he never played at Minor or Under 21 level for Derry.
  • Come here and tell me, girlie, Do you think my mind is maturing late, Or simply rotted early?
  • "He's got a ways to go, but a lot of big men mature late," General Manager John Nash said.
  • That is physically true, though in a deeper sense of the word, they mature late.
  • Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates.
  • There is a Japanese proverb which observes that great talents mature late.
  • One sport where boys who mature late are at a particular disadvantage is football.

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