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"tighten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tighten verbo

tighten + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 30
tighten controls • tighten one's grip • tighten one's belts • tighten security • tighten one's hold • tighten policy • tighten one's arms • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 15
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 7
(1) control, restriction, standard, regulation, rule, ...
Kolokacji: 7
1. tighten controls = zaostrz kontrole tighten controls
tighten control, tighten one's control
  • Management wants to leave things pretty much as they are, and maybe to tighten its control in a few areas.
  • "But that doesn't mean we should tighten control over family planning."
  • She seemed to be pressing for a mind contact, and he tightened his control.
  • They might have revised a war plan but more to tighten domestic control.
  • Officials said they were looking for ways to tighten fiscal controls.
  • Armed with this excuse to tighten control, he took every opportunity to do so.
  • The Kremlin has also tightened its control over other industries.
  • He urged the government to tighten controls on the prison population here.
  • About 50 proposed to tighten controls over access, and more than half of them were signed into law.
  • It is extremely alarming that the army has tightened its control over civil society.
2. tighten restrictions = zaostrz ograniczenia tighten restrictions
3. tighten standards = ogranicz standardy tighten standards
4. tighten regulations = obostrz rozporządzenia tighten regulations
tighten regulation
5. tighten the rules = zaostrzyć przepisy tighten the rules
tighten rules, tighten one's rules
6. tighten procedures = ogranicz procedury tighten procedures
7. tighten limits = zaostrz limity tighten limits
(2) grip, hold, screw, grasp
Kolokacji: 4
(3) belt, arm, noose
Kolokacji: 3
(4) security, policy, credit, sanction, law
Kolokacji: 5
(5) lip, muscle, jaw, throat, mouth, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(6) finger, hand, fist
Kolokacji: 3
(7) requirement, enforcement
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + tighten
Kolokacji: 4
try tightening • begin tightening • keep tightening • finish tightening
tighten + preposición
Kolokacji: 25
tighten up • tighten around • tighten on • tighten into • tighten with • ...
tighten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 31
tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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