"theory" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

theory sustantivo

sustantivo + theory
Kolokacji: 165
conspiracy theory • probability theory • quantum theory • string theory • chaos theory • field theory • graph theory • music theory • ...
theory + verbo
Kolokacji: 117
theory suggests • theory predicts • theory explains • theory holds • theory goes • theory says • theory includes • theory states • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 22
(6) make, inspire, draw
Kolokacji: 3
(10) exist, survive
Kolokacji: 2
1. theory claims = teoria twierdzi theory claims
2. theory requires = teoria wymaga theory requires
3. theory postulates = teoria zakłada theory postulates
4. theory needs = teoria potrzebuje theory needs
5. theory lacks = braki teorii theory lacks
  • But his theory lacked conclusive proofs, and it was discarded.
  • But outside of that one feature, Cardona's theory lacked merit.
  • But from the beginning, Dr. Wilson concedes, the theory lacked substantive scientific evidence that it worked.
  • Others argued that her theories lacked an understanding of financial power.
  • This was no easy task, as contemporary grammatical theory lacked the rich and precise terminology to describe such values.
  • Although some difficulties of the theory can be cured, the theory "lacks a solid foundation" and "has not led to any new concrete result".
  • This theory lacks consideration of culture and its influence on personality.
  • Bagley also believed the dominant theories of education of the time were weak and lacking.
  • Presently, sociological theories lack a single overarching foundation, and there is little consensus about what such a framework should consist of.
  • The theory lacks an explanation for how a creative individual chooses the input spaces that should be blended to generate a desired result.
(15) search, prove, attempt, seek
Kolokacji: 4
(16) emphasize, stress
Kolokacji: 2
(18) help, tend
Kolokacji: 2
(19) differ, vary, contradict
Kolokacji: 3
(20) depend, rely, resolve
Kolokacji: 3
(21) circulate, revolve
Kolokacji: 2
(22) attribute, ignore, hypothesize
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + theory
Kolokacji: 80
teach theory • study theory • discuss theories • theory known • include theory • test one's theory • prove one's theory • ...
adjetivo + theory
Kolokacji: 316
economic theory • general theory • scientific theory • evolutionary theory • critical theory • mathematical theory • legal theory • ...
preposición + theory
Kolokacji: 19
between theory • in theory • of theory • from theory • by theory • ...

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