"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
(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
1. no longer own = już nie posiadaj no longer own
3. long boasted = długo chwalić się long boasted
  • H.M.O.'s have long boasted that they hold down health costs, but their ability to do so has been challenged by hospitals and doctors demanding higher payments.
  • It has long boasted some of Africa's best schools and has a literacy rate to rival that of many developed countries.
  • California health officials have long boasted that their nursing homes for the elderly set a national standard.
  • This is just over half the lowest comparable rate charged by the Vanguard Group, which has long boasted of its low costs.
  • We have long boasted that our door is open to all.
  • Board-game designers have long boasted about their ability to get families to sit down and interact.
  • France has long boasted of itself as the cradle of human rights and a bulwark against racism.
  • Such devices have had infrared from the start and their manufacturers have long boasted about this capability.
  • Iceland has long boasted a higher percentage of readers among its now 272,500 citizens than any other country and hails writers as national heroes.
  • North Korea has long boasted that over 48 percent of its work force is female.
4. sport long = sport długo sport long
(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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