noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
crumb of comfort/hope/affection etc
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There was only one crumb of comfort – Alex hadn’t said anything to Jeff.
public display of grief/affection etc (= showing your emotions so that everyone can see )
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She was acutely embarrassed by his public display of temper.
receive attention/affection/support
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She received no support from her parents.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
deep
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But he had a deep affection for his wife, and she for him.
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Young Katharine began to care about the newspaper, and the deep affection and trust between father and daughter grew.
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That he had a deep affection for her no one knew, certainly not Rose.
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And it is his deep affection for Jane as a child that saves her, while Owens' fortune merely supports her.
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The conservative Cornish, who had not forgotten their previous grievances, had a deep affection for the Latin Liturgy.
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I knew that of all the people who worked for him, Narendra probably felt the deepest affection and respect for Mornat.
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She remembered Jeff and the deep affection and caring she had felt for him.
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Even where deep affection remains unaltered, the gap between them often becomes a chasm as years go by.
genuine
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It was as genuine as her affection for the old man.
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I don't at all disparage Marisleysis' motives or her genuine affection for Elian.
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They held hands and laughed, and the genuine affection between the two was obvious.
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In any case it didn't preclude, on Pound's part, genuine affection .
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Another three years later the passion had cooled somewhat but genuine affection remained.
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Yet with me, and only me, he showed other qualities, like tenderness, true brotherly love, genuine affection .
great
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During the novel Lady Bertrmm and Sir Thomas never display a great deal of affection towards one another.
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I still had a great affection for his body, and it was lovely to think we might play again.
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Two friendly, hospitable brothers own and run the Hotel Gallini and regard both the hotel and their guests with great affection .
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I have rung the world from these boxes and feel a great affection and gratitude towards them.
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Please let me say, Helen, that I have the very greatest affection and respect for you.
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There was great affection between the two.
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He will be remembered with great affection as a generous host and a good listener.
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His greatest strength-the manifest affection and trust of the voters-was also his most debilitating weakness.
mutual
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We were classless, building up a mutual affection with those who watched us.
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Finally, a lie is wrong because it is in conflict with mutual trust and affection .
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There is mutual respect and affection .
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Tamar's eyes met George's and they smiled in mutual affection .
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It is that tender, chiding, mutual affection which makes these beautifully translated letters between them so agreeable to read.
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She'd always believed in the strength of her parents' marriage, the power of its mutual affection .
personal
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The same goes for personal affection .
public
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Army regulations prohibit public displays of affection by soldiers, and private hideaways are hard to come by.
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Well, it has bought us a Congress that ranks with bill collectors in the public affection .
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He was not a man to show public affection on foreign soil.
real
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It's seems that their marriage is a lost cause in which possess the husband and wife not real affection for one another.
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You may be currently living with a consenting adult you have real affection for.
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And real affection may negate such stances.
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She attracted real affection , while the Shah himself aroused fear or, at best, respect.
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By winter, a real affection had developed between Lovat and Topaz.
special
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Like Benno Moiseiwitsch, Cortot confessed to a special affection for Schumann, whose music is at the very heart of romanticism.
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Vidor was always to have a special affection for this film but later film historians have had many reservations.
■ VERB
develop
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As a result of my friendship with Harold Wilson I developed considerable affection for him, which I still maintain.
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Then as the foal matures, it will form friendships with other horses and develop affection for them too.
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Even before I was a radio reporter, I had developed an inexplicable affection for pay phones.
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Over nearly fifty years, I have developed a great affection for them.
display
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By contrast, Dole and his wife, Elizabeth, rarely display affection in public.
express
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Don't you know that Leeds fans express their affection for a player by verbally flaying him alive.
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The only time you express affection for each other is in bed.
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She pointed out that they rarely seemed to express affection towards Pamela and that this might be making her feel insecure.
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I should do more, but how can I express physical affection for Bob without being a phony?
feel
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Perhaps they felt pity and affection for the animals moving through a world by which they were doomed to be destroyed.
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Eventually, most youngsters outgrow the jealousy and bickering, and begin to feel affection and care for each other.
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I could refuse to buy her a car, but I could not insist that she feel some affection for me.
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I can sit here by your bed and simply feel affection .
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I have rung the world from these boxes and feel a great affection and gratitude towards them.
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Somehow Mr Mallory couldn't honestly say he felt any affection for Damien.
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I heard and felt affection and pride.
give
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Jonadab was taken aback, not being a man given to overt affection .
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Children need to be given affection and to experience safety.
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There is no one simple formula as to how each parent should give affection .
hold
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At college he was held in great affection and esteem by his fellow students.
need
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Thus it can learn to need affection from people too.
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This is especially important for work-inhibited children, who need their parents' affection , acceptance, and guidance.
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I was being kissed a lot lately: I needed the affection , I can tell you.
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Children need to be given affection and to experience safety.
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You need time, affection and love to experiment.
receive
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There is a need to go on being touched, to receive affection and recognition in this way all through life.
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Move to Autonomy: Setting Limits Children who receive affection and messages of acceptance are likely to feel secure.
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She expresses much appreciation for what she considers beautiful and is beginning to show and receive affection .
remember
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He will be remembered with great affection as a generous host and a good listener.
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She was far from being so, and I always remember her with affection for the way she enlivened my drama classes.
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I remember with great affection , Teacher Doris and Teacher George.
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He remembers it with considerable affection .
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He was remembered with great affection by all who knew him in the course of his short life.
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She was called Hodierna and Richard seems to have remembered her with affection .
show
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I couldn't remember the last time he'd shown me so much affection .
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I sat down and he hopped on to me, showing affection .
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Guideline 7: Show your affection and foster your child's love and respect.
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Certainly, younger children show affection and have feelings of liking and disliking.
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They love it when the pupils spontaneously show affection or appreciation.
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He gave her physical protection, but never showed her any affection again.
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And the true Jets' fans have curious ways of showing their affection .
speak
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Those who knew Billy Callender still speak of him with affection and regard all these years later.
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Everyone spoke of it with affection .
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But a Churchill of whom I can only speak with deep affection is Randolph's son, Winston.
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He spoke of the affection he and his uncle had had for each other and what a marvellous counsellor he had been.
win
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The unloved wife hopes with each new son to win her husband's affection .
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Jane, being all three, had never had the chance of winning his affection .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a mark of respect/honour/affection etc
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As a mark of respect I did the same thing, followed by Tam and Richie.
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As a mark of respect, and in keeping with the tradition of the family, all the Denknetzeyans stayed at Le Richemond.
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Before entering it, a student must make a formal bow at the doorway as a mark of respect.
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He had expended himself so much for the people Eva made the long journey to his funeral as a mark of respect.
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However, he regarded it as a mark of respect and discipline, and old habits died hard.
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It is a mark of respect for those you intend to do business with.
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It seemed a mark of respect for the dead.
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The following day's race was cancelled as a mark of respect.
display of affection/emotion/aggression etc
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Army regulations prohibit public displays of affection by soldiers, and private hideaways are hard to come by.
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Minimal displays of aggression towards us are usually best ignored.
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Mountain goats are unusual in that mild displays of aggression are especially frequent.
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Such a display of emotions was horrifying.
transfer your affections/loyalty/allegiance etc
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If Henry failed to abide by these terms his barons were to transfer their allegiance to Philip and Richard.
worm your way into sb's affections/heart/confidence etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Alison and I had been at school together, and I felt great affection for her.
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children who have been starved of affection
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She never seemed to show us any affection .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And I had an affection for Bernard who went to school with me.
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As husband and father, Stewart provided the family little in the way of affection .
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He flared his nostrils at her, a sign of affection .
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I can not believe that you were quite unaware of my growing affection for you.
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That he had a deep affection for her no one knew, certainly not Rose.
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The crowd of mourners at his funeral bore witness to the affection and respect Stanley had earned through his life and work.
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The only time you express affection for each other is in bed.
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The world of affection , approval, and love is replaced by the world of order, work, and entrance exams.