"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 • ...

Kolokacji: 12

1. tighten up = zaostrzyć (np. przepisy, regulacje) tighten up

2. tighten around = dociśnij wokół tighten around

3. tighten on = dociskać na tighten on

4. tighten into = dociskać do tighten into

5. tighten with = dociskać z tighten with

6. tighten at = dociskać przy tighten at

7. tighten in = dociskać w tighten in

The tax break would be tightened in other ways, too.
The law was further tightened in 1828, 1837 and 1861.
Management wants to leave things pretty much as they are, and maybe to tighten its control in a few areas.
Her hand tightened in his, and he let it go.
They tighten it down in seven minutes and are back on the road.
His hands tightened in my hair, but he wasn't trying to push me away.
The department plans to tighten those standards in 16 months.
Security has been tightened in some areas since Sept. 11.
Indeed, state and Federal environmental regulations did tighten in the 70's.
The standards are to be tightened again in 1998, although the specific requirements have not yet been decided.

8. tighten to = dociskać aby tighten to

9. tighten for = dociskać dla tighten for

10. tighten over = dociskać ponad tighten over

11. tighten about = dociskać około tighten about

12. tighten against = dociskać przeciwko tighten against

Grup znaczeniowych: 2

tighten + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 31

tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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