"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 • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 4

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

(3) sharp, sly, subtle, shrewd, incisive

Kolokacji: 5

(4) great, keen, considerable, visual, gentle, ...

Kolokacji: 7

(5) acerbic, caustic, self-deprecating, sparkling, scathing, ...

Kolokacji: 8

(6) sardonic, mordant, sarcastic, satirical, satiric

Kolokacji: 5

(7) scattered, native, characteristic

Kolokacji: 3

(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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