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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 • ...
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 • ...
frequent collocations
Kolokacji: 1
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 7
(1) far, slightly, slowly, involuntarily, gradually, ...
Kolokacji: 16
(2) painfully, hard, gently, firmly
Kolokacji: 4
(3) suddenly, sharply
Kolokacji: 2
(4) convulsively, steadily
Kolokacji: 2
(5) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2
1. merely tighten = jedynie dociśnij merely tighten
2. simply tighten = po prostu dociśnij simply tighten
(6) significantly, visibly, imperceptibly
Kolokacji: 3
(7) automatically, reflexively
Kolokacji: 2

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