adj.
1 wanting to do sth
VERBS
▪ be , feel , seem
▪
I only write when I feel ~ to.
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There's time for a swim if you feel so ~.
ADVERB
▪ strongly , very
▪ rather
▪
I'm rather ~ to wait a few days before deciding.
▪ half
▪
I'm half ~ to agree with you.
▪ favourably/favorably
PREPOSITION
▪ towards/toward
▪
Advertising aims to make people feel favourably ~ towards products. ( BrE )
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Advertising aims to make people feel favorably ~ toward products. ( AmE )
2 tending/likely to do sth
VERBS
▪ appear , be , seem
▪ become , grow
ADVERB
▪ strongly , very
▪ increasingly
▪ rather , slightly
▪
She's rather ~ to become impatient.
▪ less , little ( esp. BrE )
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They are less ~ to ask questions.
▪ naturally
▪ criminally , mystically , romantically
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The club was a notorious hang-out for the criminally ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ to ( formal )
▪
people who are naturally ~ to melancholy
PHRASES
▪ that way ~ ( informal , esp. BrE )
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I didn't know you were that way ~ (= interested in such things) .
3 having a natural ability for sth
VERBS
▪ appear , be , seem
ADVERB
▪ academically , artistically , mathematically , musically , etc.
▪
children who are academically ~