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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.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
deeply, intensely
I was intensely curious to know more about him.
a little, slightly, etc.
mildly
genuinely
naturally
Puppies are naturally curious.
just, merely, simply
I'm just curious to know what you think.
intellectually

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PREPOSITION

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

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PHRASES

curious to find out, know, see, etc. sb/sth

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2. strange/unusual

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem
find sb/sth

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
I find it very curious that you did not tell anyone.
a little, slightly, etc.
a slightly curious statement.

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Curious is used with these nouns:
aspect, blend, coincidence, combination, elation, expression, eye, fashion, feeling, gaze, glance, habit, incident, look, mind, mix, mixture, omission, paradox, phenomenon, sensation, tale, thing, twist

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