Collocations for affection - noun
ADJECTIVE
deep,
genuine,
great,
real,
special,
strong,
warm
mutual
brotherly, marital
physical (esp. AmE)
mutual
brotherly, marital
physical (esp. AmE)
VERB + affection
feel,
have,
hold sb in (esp. BrE),
retain
(formal)
He has a great affection for animals.
He was held in great affection by hundreds of students.
He has a great affection for animals.
He was held in great affection by hundreds of students.
display,
express,
give sb,
show (sb)
get, receive
return
crave, need, want
He just wants a bit of affection.
get, receive
return
crave, need, want
He just wants a bit of affection.
gain,
win
She had tried hard to win his affection.
She had tried hard to win his affection.
develop
She had developed a real affection for him.
She had developed a real affection for him.
PREPOSITION
with affection
He'll be remembered with genuine affection.
He'll be remembered with genuine affection.
affection for
I have a deep affection for his mother.
I have a deep affection for his mother.
affection to,
affection towards/toward
The teacher showed affection to all her students.
The teacher showed affection to all her students.
PHRASES
a display of affection
I don't go in for public displays of affection.
I don't go in for public displays of affection.
a feeling of affection
a strong feeling of affection
a strong feeling of affection
love and affection
I yearn for the love and affection I once had.
I yearn for the love and affection I once had.
the object of sb's affections
The object of his affections was a young opera singer.
The object of his affections was a young opera singer.
a show of affection,
a sign of affection