Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with pale in American Collocation
pale
adjective
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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
/peɪl/
very
extremely
very
Lucy turned very pale and slumped motionless over a table.
rather
fairly
a little
quite
rather
slightly
somewhat
Apart from looking slightly pale, he seemed his usual self.
unusually
abnormally
unusually
Tell your doctor if the child looks unusually pale or bruises more easily than usual.
be
become
go
grow
look
seem
turn
“You look pale, my child,” said her father.
His face turned pale and he was struggling for air.
death
ghost
sheet
Then, looking pale as a ghost, Amelia crept warily into the kitchen.
gaunt
haggard
sickly
thin
wan
Day by day his face was growing pale and wan.