"steep" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

steep adjetivo

steep + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 135
steep slope • steep hill • steep decline • steep cliff • steep drop • steep hillside • steep climb • steep incline • steep bank • steep grade • ...
verbo + steep
Kolokacji: 3
grow steeper • become steeper • rise steep
(1) grow, become, rise
Kolokacji: 3
1. grow steeper = stój się bardziej stromy grow steeper
  • Near the bottom, where the way grew steep, steps had been cut into the rock.
  • As the slope grew steeper, she got the better of him.
  • It was an old path, worn by many feet, and near the bottom, where the way grew steep, steps had been cut into the rock.
  • Finally, the flat ground grew steeper and they picked up more speed.
  • As he studied it, the path seemed to grow even steeper.
  • It was getting more difficult to breathe, and the path grew steeper.
  • As the slope down which they moved grew steeper, so progress became more slow.
  • The cliff grew steeper so he quickly made a tactical decision to make his stand here.
  • The road grew steep, and traction became much more treacherous.
  • Emotions are indeed running high, with the stakes in the international airline game growing increasingly steep.
2. become steeper = stój się bardziej stromy become steeper
3. rise steep = wzrost stromy rise steep
adverbio + steep
Kolokacji: 19
fairly steep • relatively steep • extremely steep • pretty steep • particularly steep • ...
steep + preposición
Kolokacji: 4
steep for • steep in • steep with • steep at

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