SOMBRE


Meaning of SOMBRE in English

( BrE ) ( AmE somber ) adj.

VERBS

▪ be , look , seem

Everyone looked very ~.

▪ become , grow , turn

His eyes grew ~.

The mood turned ~.

▪ remain

The mood in the city remained ~.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

She was in a somewhat ~ mood.

▪ suitably

The funeral cortège passed, to suitably ~ music.

Sombre/somber is used with these nouns: ↑ colour , ↑ mood , ↑ note

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .