"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) deep, deeply
Kolokacji: 2
1. sunk deep = zatopiony głęboko sunk deep
2. sink deeply = zatop głęboko sink deeply
  • "Oh yes, I read it over three times, and the words sank deeply into my memory."
  • Further in, the pass sank deeply, giving him a much better view of the region than he had hoped.
  • His fingers were sinking deeply into her shoulders and neck.
  • The breathing exercises made it easy to sink deeply into the vision.
  • But he could only find one white; the other had probably struck sideways and sunk deeply in.
  • The butler gets into the carpet and he sinks deeply inside it.
  • The light, delicate tracks had not sunk deeply into the snow.
  • She made no answer but to smile; I sank deeply in a curtsy.
  • It works by spreading your weight over a wider surface so you don't sink deeply into the snow with each step.
  • The ship had grounded along the water's edge, sinking deeply into the soft sand.
(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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