Collocations for intuition - noun
ADJ.
feminine, women''s
Her feminine intuition told her that he was unhappy.
Her feminine intuition told her that he was unhappy.
QUANT.
flash
It came upon him in a flash of intuition.
It came upon him in a flash of intuition.
VERB + INTUITION
have
She had an intuition that her mother wasn''t very well.
She had an intuition that her mother wasn''t very well.
rely on, trust, use
She learned to trust her intuitions about other people''s motives.
She learned to trust her intuitions about other people''s motives.
INTUITION + VERB
suggest sth, tell sb sth
Intuition told me we were going in the wrong direction.
Intuition told me we were going in the wrong direction.
PREP.
by ~
By intuition, he sensed what was wrong.
By intuition, he sensed what was wrong.
~ about
an intuition about where to find wild strawberries
an intuition about where to find wild strawberries
~ behind
the intuition behind her theory
the intuition behind her theory