"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
(7) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
1. gradually sink = stopniowo zatop gradually sink
  • She had six feet of water in her hold, and was gradually sinking.
  • In other spots they were gradually sinking into the lawn.
  • Not until autumn 1989 did its historic events gradually sink into the public consciousness in the town.
  • To sink into decay gradually over the years until you become debris, without mind or plans?
  • Two steps were built up to the front door of the vicarage, but many more had to be added as the land gradually sank.
  • This house gradually sank into the sand over the next few centuries.
  • To get such a tremendous mass to sink gradually and evenly was difficult.
  • They sank gradually, until the ancient ship filled half the sky.
  • He could see the frame gradually sinking through the floor.
  • As a result, the whole tower end of the church seemed to be sinking gradually into the ground.
(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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