collocations: turn, get, become, fall, grow, go

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fall ill
She fell ill and was taken to hospital
zamilknąć, umilknąć, zamierać (przestać mówić, hałasować)
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fall silent
Everyone fell silent when they heard the shocking news.
starzeć się
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grow older
As my father grow older, he spent less time working
coraz głośniej
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grow louder
The noise grew louder and soon we realized it was a plane approaching
cierpieć, doświadczać (np. choroby)
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suffer
A year ago, he had suffered a heart attack. Many companies suffered financially during the last economic crisis. He often suffers from headaches.
np. wyginąć, znudzić się, zachodzić w ciążę, angażować sięzmartwić się
nieformalnie get
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become
become pregnant, become involved, become angry, become bored, become excited, become depressed, become upset, become impatient, become violent, become extinct, become popular, become homeless, become famous
np. wściec się, wyłysieć, oślepnąć, ogłuchnąć, osiwieć
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go
go mad, go bald, go grey, go blind, go deaf, go dark suddenly. The pages of the book go yellow over the years. His face went red.
zamienić się (kolory)
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turn
The sky turn gold as the sun set. When the tomatoes turn red, the farmers pick them and sell them.

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