English Vocabulary
ADVERB + VERB COLLOCATIONS
Common adverb-verb collocations.
Collocations are two or more words that often go together.
They are combinations that are used by native English speakers all the time.
Here are some common adverb + verb collocations.
Here are some common adverb + verb collocations.
| badly damage | The hurricane badly damaged the whole area. |
| badly hurt/injure | Two children were badly injured in the accident. |
| badly need | Most of the refugees badly needed food and medicine. |
| closely examine | The police officer closely examined the footprints. |
| completely forget | Jack completely forgot his wife's birthday. |
| completely destroy | The bomb completely destroyed the airport. |
| deeply regret | Later on she deeply regretted her words. |
| distinctly remember | Eva distinctly remembers leaving the key at the reception. |
| firmly believe | Dad firmly believesin the benefits of a healthy diet. |
| firmly reject | The authorities firmly rejected any suggestion of fraud in the elections. |
| flatly refuse | The passenger flatly refused to change seats. |
| freely admit | She freely admitted her mistake and apologised. |
| fully appreciate | We fully appreciate the seriousness of the situation. |
| fully recover | It will take some time for the patient to fully recover. |
| fully understand | The store manager fully understood why the customer was annoyed. |
| greatly admire | I greatly admire the dedication of the medical staff. |
| hotly deny | The boy hotly denied breaking the window. |
| rise steadily | Temperatures rise steadily all through the summer. |
| seriously doubt | The teacher seriously doubted the pupil's ability to succeed. |
| seriously think/consider | We are seriously thinking of taking legal action. |
| sincerely hope | I sincerely hope you will be rewarded for your work. |
| strongly advise | The doctor strongly advised him to lose weight. |
| strongly criticize | The new measures were strongly criticized by the opposition. |
| totally agree | The group totally agreed with his proposal. |
| thoroughly enjoy | We all thoroughly enjoyed the wedding reception. |
| thoroughly inspect | They received orders to thoroughly inspect all luggage. |