"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

8. tighten to = dociskać aby tighten to

His hands tightened for a moment almost to the point of pain.
In less than three minutes, Detroit had tightened the game to 92-89.
She looked up at me, lips tightened to a straight white line.
Felt his hands tighten on the way up the two stairs to the stage.
She could feel her body tightening to a bone breaking level.
She felt him tighten to the breaking point, his arms contracting around her back.
Several people who follow the market closely said the spread could tighten a bit, to perhaps 280 basis points.
"We are going to have to tighten our belts to some extent, and I'm not sure there can be an increase in various programs."
That standard would be tightened to three pounds per ton by 2003 for most of the region.
He tightened even to the point that his face grew more pale from the tension.

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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