"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
(8) gratefully, thankfully
Kolokacji: 2
(9) forward, backward
Kolokacji: 2
1. sink forward = zatop do przodu sink forward
  • His head sank forward, and he seemed to be looking up at her.
  • Her head sank forward, and it looked as if she had passed out.
  • She had sunk forward, as if too tired to go on.
  • I made one more attempt to pull my gun free and sank forward.
  • Then she sank forward and her head went under.
  • Tears welled in her eyes and she sank forward against him.
  • The head sank forward, resting across one of the forelimbs.
  • His head also was sunk forward as if he were lost in thought or overcome with deep dejection.
  • Exhausted by the effort, his head sank forward again.
  • The seaplane sank forward on to the body of the floats, bit down into the water, and came to rest.
2. sink backward = zatop do tyłu sink backward
(10) weakly, helplessly
Kolokacji: 2
(12) well, fully, easily
Kolokacji: 3

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