"sink" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

sink verbo

sink + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 24
sink the cruise industry • sink several ships • sink one's teeth • sink several vessels • sink a putt • ...
verbo + sink
Kolokacji: 9
begin to sink • cause to sink • begin sinking • start to sink • seem to sink • ...
sink + preposición
Kolokacji: 52
sink into • sink down • sink off • sink below • sink beneath • ...
sink + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 51
sink low • sink slowly • sunk deep • sink further • finally sink • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 12
3. sink rapidly = zatop szybko sink rapidly
5. sink swiftly = zatop prędko sink swiftly
6. promptly sink = natychmiast zatop promptly sink
  • The flat drifted under the bridge and then promptly sank in midstream.
  • Later came news that the Rattlesnake, upon reaching her destination, promptly sank.
  • The Dow promptly sank below 10,000, making it the stock market's worst week since Sept. 11.
  • The dogs understood his command better than Judy could, for they promptly sank back on their haunches, awaiting further instructions.
  • This protest coincided with a huge splash, as Jem hit the water and promptly sank like a rock.
  • He was told to swim anyway, and promptly sank and had to be pulled from the water.
  • He hid when the dog approached, and it promptly sank its teeth into my leg.
  • Fertilised eggs promptly sink to the bottom and into the gravel.
  • The bat who had spoken to him earlier spiraled down and landed upon the corpse, which promptly sank.
  • The jack promptly sank three inches into the snow and the blacktop beneath it, leaving the wheel with an inch of clearance.
(3) deep, deeply
Kolokacji: 2
(5) finally, eventually
Kolokacji: 2
(6) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
(7) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
(8) gratefully, thankfully
Kolokacji: 2
(9) forward, backward
Kolokacji: 2
(10) weakly, helplessly
Kolokacji: 2
(12) well, fully, easily
Kolokacji: 3

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