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.
Her secretive manner had made me curious.
ADV.
deeply, extremely, intensely, very
I was intensely curious to know more about him.
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.
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.
He saw a book on the table and picked it up, idly curious.
naturally
Puppies are naturally curious.
Puppies are naturally curious.
PREP.
about
I was curious about how she would react.
I was curious about how she would react.
as to
She was curious as to why he was there.
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.
I find it very curious that you did not tell anyone.
a little, rather, slightly, somewhat
The wine tasted rather curious.
The wine tasted rather curious.