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Collocations for curious - adj.

1. eager to find out about sb/sth

VERBS

be, feel, seem | became, get, grow | remain | make sb
Her secretive manner had made me curious.

ADV.

deeply, extremely, intensely, very
I was intensely curious to know more about him.
a little, mildly, rather, slightly | frankly
She coped with the frankly curious looks of the men.
genuinely | idly
He saw a book on the table and picked it up, idly curious.
naturally
Puppies are naturally curious.

PREP.

about
I was curious about how she would react.
as to
She was curious as to why he was there.

PHRASES

curious to find out/know/see sb/sth

2. strange/unusual

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, smell, taste | find sb/sth

ADV.

extremely, very
I find it very curious that you did not tell anyone.
a little, rather, slightly, somewhat
The wine tasted rather curious.

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