Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with desperate in American Collocation
desperate
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈdesp(ə)rət/
absolutely
increasingly
pretty
quite
rather
really
I think the situation’s pretty desperate – time’s running out for those trapped people fast.
circumstances
desire
need
plight
poverty
shortage
situation
struggle
There is a desperate need for more science teachers.
We need to highlight the continuing, desperate plight of the refugees.
The whole area is in desperate need of regeneration.
be
get
grow
look
sound
By this time the girl’s family was starting to get desperate.