A -I PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES (IN) - FIFTEEN THOUSAND USEFUL PHRASES
A
absorbed in meditation
affable in manner [affable = gentle and gracious]
atone in measure
B
barren in intellect
basking in sunshine
buried in solitude
C
call in question
clothed in truth
cloying in sweetness [cloying = too filling, rich, or sweet]
confident in opinion
confute in argument
contemplative in aspect
cumbrous in style [cumbrous = cumbersome; difficult to use]
D
deficient in insight
delight in learning
deterioration in quality
difference in detail
diligent in application
diminish in respect
dwarfed in numbers
E
end in smoke
enumerate in detail
experienced in duplicity
F
feeble in influence
fertile in consequence
flourish in luxuriance
founded in truth
G
gaze in astonishment
go in pursuit
graceful in proportion
grievously in error
H
hold in bondage
I
immersed in thought
indulge in reverie
inferior in character
influential in society
ingenuity in planning
instance in point
involved in obscurity
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| Definition: | (verb) To feel or express sympathy or compassion. |
| Synonyms: | sympathize |
| Usage: | Several friends called to commiserate when they found out that I had not gotten the job, and this comforted me somewhat. |
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