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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 • ...
frequent collocations
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
3. tighten on = dociskać na tighten on
tightened on
  • Her hands tightened on his and did not let go.
  • But her other hand had tightened on the edge of the window.
  • As it was, I could only tighten my hold on him.
  • As he started to get up, she tightened her hand on his, keeping him in place.
  • Even his hands did not tighten on the arms of the chair.
  • Her hands tightened on the arms of the chair with the effort.
  • But his hands tightened on the arms of the chair.
  • He tried to tighten his hold on her, but didn't have the strength.
  • Her right hand tightened on the arm of the chair.
  • The other men have tightened their hold on me, at his signal.
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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