"long" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

long adverbio

verbo + long
Kolokacji: 314
take long • stay long • last long • wait long • live longer • grow longer • survive long • long sought • linger long • long argued • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 56
(2) stay, hesitate, delay, pause
Kolokacji: 4
3. long awaited = długo wyczekiwany long awaited
4. long presumed = długo sądzić long presumed
5. long theorized = długo teoretyzować long theorized
  • It is a kind of teleportation, which physicists have long theorized as possible.
  • Scientists have long theorized such waves were the seeds for all structures glittering in the heavens today.
  • B1 The Statue of Liberty's skin problems may not be caused by acid rain, as scientists have long theorized.
  • Archaeologists have long theorized such a connection, primarily because of the design of mounds and artifacts.
  • Scientists have long theorized that testosterone may be a cause.
  • Ampelographers have long theorized that the grape originated in northern Italy.
  • While scientists have long theorized that extremely low pressures might occur in the center of tornadoes, there were no measurements to confirm it.
  • Scientists have long theorized that retroviruses, which were used in the suspended experiments, could trigger cancer.
  • Proponents of choice have long theorized that competition for students - and the fear of losing enrollment and money - would force schools to improve.
  • Scientists have long theorized that the light is purely defensive in nature.
(11) associate, plan, mean, aspire
Kolokacji: 4
(12) sleep, dream
Kolokacji: 2
(13) spend, cater, nurture
Kolokacji: 3
(16) dominate, overshadow, overlook
Kolokacji: 3
(21) stare, gaze
Kolokacji: 2
(23) complain, report, bemoan
Kolokacji: 3
(24) advocate, urge, warn, preach
Kolokacji: 4
(31) speak, talk, rumor
Kolokacji: 3
(37) keep, celebrate, court
Kolokacji: 3
(40) own, possess, boast, sport
Kolokacji: 4
(42) ignore, neglect
Kolokacji: 2
(43) fear, dread
Kolokacji: 2
(46) hide, harbor
Kolokacji: 2
(50) predate, precede, antedate
Kolokacji: 3
(51) protect, surround
Kolokacji: 2
(52) accuse, charge, attribute
Kolokacji: 3
(53) reign, haunt, dog
Kolokacji: 3
(54) cultivate, train, excel
Kolokacji: 3
(55) cherish, yearn
Kolokacji: 2
(56) shun, ban
Kolokacji: 2
long + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 102
long overdue • longer necessary • long dead • longer interested • longer able • longer available • longer possible • longer active • ...
preposición + long
Kolokacji: 5
for long • on long • of long • before long • about long

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