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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 • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 12
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 2
(1) up, around, on, into, with, ...
Kolokacji: 12
1. tighten up = zaostrzyć (np. przepisy, regulacje) tighten up
2. tighten around = dociśnij wokół tighten around
tightened around
  • And she could feel the change as his arms tightened around her.
  • All of She tightened her arms around him even more.
  • Her hand tightened around his, as if she would hold him to this world.
  • He tightened his arm around her, but did not say anything.
  • She tried to pull away, but he tightened his arms around her.
  • He looked up, and felt the skin tighten around his eyes.
  • It would have tightened around Mary as well, she knew.
  • His arms tightened around her as though it was their last contact.
  • Small blue fingers reached up and tightened around her own.
  • She tightened her arm around him, not knowing what to say.
3. tighten on = dociskać na tighten on
tightened on
4. tighten into = dociskać do tighten into
tightened into
5. tighten with = dociskać z tighten with
tightened with
6. tighten at = dociskać przy tighten at
tightened at
7. tighten in = dociskać w tighten in
tightened in
8. tighten to = dociskać aby tighten to
tightened 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
tightened against
(2) down, by, after, across, upon, ...
Kolokacji: 13
tighten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 31
tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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