"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
(5) finally, eventually
Kolokacji: 2
(6) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
  • The bad stuff immediately sinks to the bottom and you never see it.
  • K-159 did not sink immediately, but was clearly in distress.
  • She struck a mine at 0832 hours and sank immediately.
  • It failed to sink immediately, which all took as an excellent sign.
  • Any ship or boat which tried to bring men to the attack would be sunk immediately.
  • Two of the boats with people in them floated off, but one immediately sank.
  • He sank immediately into a state not far from comatose.
  • Web immediately sank to the floor as he heard a creak to his left.
  • Meanwhile, some people already in the water climbed up the ship, as they did not expect her to sink immediately.
  • But that required the ability to lift one's foot off the bottom without immediately sinking.
2. sink instantly = zatop natychmiast sink instantly
(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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