"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

Grup znaczeniowych: 2

(1) up, around, on, into, with, ...

Kolokacji: 12

(2) down, by, after, across, upon, ...

Kolokacji: 13

1. tighten by = dociskać przez tighten by

2. tighten down = dociśnij w dół tighten down

Her hand slowly tightened down on his until it was hurting.
Some people were told to tighten down loose objects, and to stay inside when the storm passed over.
Do you think he's right to tighten down on crime legislation?
He took a deep breath, and his jaw tightened down.
"We are seeing examples of practices that need to be tightened down a bit."
Eddie's mouth tightened down a little but that was all.
So they've sort of been creeping along, tightening things down as they go.
"There was no supervision to tighten down on us, and we let it go real wild."
He held on, twisted the two ends together, tightened down.
If the defense tightens down to stop the run, the offense can go deep.

3. tighten after = dociśnij potem tighten after

4. tighten across = dociśnij wszerz tighten across

5. tighten upon = dociskać na tighten upon

6. tighten under = dociśnij poniżej tighten under

7. tighten until = dociskać do czasu gdy tighten until

8. tighten during = dociskać podczas tighten during

9. tighten inside = dociśnij do środka tighten inside

10. tighten through = dociśnij całkowicie tighten through

11. tightened since = dociśnięty od tej pory tightened since

12. tighten from = dociskać z tighten from

13. tighten following = dociśnij następowanie tighten following

tighten + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 31

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

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