"wit" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

wit sustantivo

sustantivo + wit
Kolokacji: 6
rapier wit • acid wit • De Wit • Antoni Wit • trademark wit • ...
wit + verbo
Kolokacji: 4
wit makes • wit comes • wit helps • wit begins
verbo + wit
Kolokacji: 17
keep one's wits • use one's wits • lose one's wits • match wits • know for one's wit • ...
adjetivo + wit
Kolokacji: 57
quick wit • dry wit • sharp wit • sly wit • great wit • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 15
(1) quick, ready, clever, nimble
Kolokacji: 4
1. quick wit = bystry umysł quick wit
  • She also had a quick wit and an answer to everything.
  • Cross was known for his public speaking ability and quick wit.
  • I laughed, surprised and happy to see a quick wit.
  • Someday my quick wit is going to get me into trouble.
  • He has a quick wit, beautiful women and a challenging job.
  • My wife, I should add, has always had a quick wit.
  • His good looks and quick wits have made him very popular among female members.
  • He learned to write poems at the age of eight and had a quick wit.
  • Tom's quick wit had found a way to save the man.
  • High spirits and quick wit weren't going to be enough.
2. ready wit = cięty dowcip ready wit
3. clever wit = pomysłowy dowcip clever wit
4. nimble wit = bystre poczucie humoru nimble wit
(2) dry, wry, ironic, droll
Kolokacji: 4
(8) verbal, slow, dim
Kolokacji: 3
(9) wicked, playful, mischievous
Kolokacji: 3
(10) lively, irreverent
Kolokacji: 2
(11) genuine, real, legendary
Kolokacji: 3
(12) natural, musical, lacerating
Kolokacji: 3
(13) razor-sharp, pointed
Kolokacji: 2
(14) savage, cynical, malicious
Kolokacji: 3
(15) delicate, brittle
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + wit
Kolokacji: 12
to wit • of wit • with wit • for one's wit • out of one's wits • ...

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