"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
  • And the helicopter sank swiftly, breaking out suddenly into the clear.
  • He was swiftly sinking into his most deeply metaphysical mood.
  • He finally cast loose, allowing the spacecraft to sink swiftly.
  • The body slid into the black water, and sank swiftly to the bottom of the Hudson.
  • And then all at once she sank swiftly and was gone.
  • But after the outcome, he swiftly sank into the political shadows.
  • He caught movement in the smoke and his heart rose for a moment, then sank again swiftly.
  • Despite this brave promise and threat, Clinton's hopes were sinking swiftly.
  • Population figures swiftly sank, but rose again in the latter half of the 17th century.
  • The cold sank swiftly into her bones, and there stayed.
6. promptly sink = natychmiast zatop promptly sink
(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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