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Collocations for passion - noun

1. strong sexual love/attraction

ADJ.

grand, great
She didn''t believe in grand passion or love at first sight. | She was his first great passion.
all-consuming, blind, consuming, fierce, fiery, intense | tender | animal, romantic, sexual

QUANT.

surge, wave

VERB + PASSION

arouse, awaken
No one had ever aroused his passion as much as Sandra.
be filled with, feel
the great passion he felt for her

PASSION + VERB

cool, wane

PREP.

with ~
They kissed with passion.
~ between
The passion between them had cooled.
~ for
his all-consuming passion for her

PHRASES

a night of passion
They spent a night of passion in a hotel.
the object of sb''s passion
the young girl who was the object of his passion

2. strong feeling

ADJ.

considerable, great, high, real
a woman of great passion There were moments of high passion in the game.

VERB + PASSION

have
A writer should have passion.
arouse, rouse
This issue always arouses passion.

PREP.

with ~
He argued his case with great passion.

PHRASES

a crime of passion
She killed her husband''s lover in a crime of passion.
full of passion
a speech full of passion

3. strong liking for/interest in sth

ADJ.

all-consuming, consuming, great, real | abiding, genuine, lifelong
his lifelong passion for aeroplanes

VERB + PASSION

develop, have | share
They shared a passion for food.
indulge
She had very little time to indulge her passion for painting.

PREP.

~ for
He developed a real passion for acting.

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