INFLATED


Meaning of INFLATED in English

adj.

1 expanded

ADVERB

▪ fully

▪ partially

PREPOSITION

▪ with

The balloon was kept fully ~ with hydrogen.

2 exaggerated

VERBS

▪ be

ADVERB

▪ greatly , grossly , hugely ( esp. BrE ), vastly , wildly

▪ artificially , falsely ( esp. BrE )

The prices of meals are often artificially ~.

Inflated is used with these nouns: ↑ ego , ↑ estimate , ↑ expectation , ↑ figure , ↑ price

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .