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.
became, get, grow
remain
make sb
Her secretive manner had made me curious.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
deeply, intensely
I was intensely curious to know more about him.
deeply, intensely
I was intensely curious to know more about him.
a little,
slightly,
etc.
mildly
genuinely
naturally
Puppies are naturally curious.
mildly
genuinely
naturally
Puppies are naturally curious.
just,
merely,
simply
I'm just curious to know what you think.
I'm just curious to know what you think.
intellectually
PREPOSITION
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.
2. strange/unusual
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
I find it very curious that you did not tell anyone.
I find it very curious that you did not tell anyone.
a little,
slightly,
etc.
a slightly curious statement.
a slightly curious statement.
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
aspect, blend, coincidence, combination, elation, expression, eye, fashion, feeling, gaze, glance, habit, incident, look, mind, mix, mixture, omission, paradox, phenomenon, sensation, tale, thing, twist