Collocations for tide - noun
1. change in the level of the sea
ADJECTIVE
strong
flood, incoming, rising
ebb, outgoing
high, low
neap, spring
ocean (esp. AmE)
rip
If caught in a rip tide, strong swimmers should swim for shore.
flood, incoming, rising
ebb, outgoing
high, low
neap, spring
ocean (esp. AmE)
rip
If caught in a rip tide, strong swimmers should swim for shore.
VERB + tide
catch
We have to get up early to catch the tide (= leave at the same time as the tide goes out).
We have to get up early to catch the tide (= leave at the same time as the tide goes out).
tide + VERB
be in
be out
come in, rise
ebb, fall, go out, recede, retreat (esp. BrE)
be on the turn (BrE), turn
occur
the time of day when the highest tides occur
be out
come in, rise
ebb, fall, go out, recede, retreat (esp. BrE)
be on the turn (BrE), turn
occur
the time of day when the highest tides occur
wash sb/sth up
The body was washed up by the tide the next day.
The body was washed up by the tide the next day.
tide + NOUN
line,
mark
the high tide mark
the high tide mark
pool
When the sea recedes, tide pools reveal a bewildering diversity of marine life.
When the sea recedes, tide pools reveal a bewildering diversity of marine life.
PREPOSITION
at … tide
Seals lie on the rocks at low tide.
Seals lie on the rocks at low tide.
on a/the tide
We went out to sea on the ebb tide.
We went out to sea on the ebb tide.
2. movement of opinion; sudden increase
ADJECTIVE
growing,
rising
the rising tide of crime
the rising tide of crime
shifting
political
He didn't have the courage to swim against the political tide.
political
He didn't have the courage to swim against the political tide.
VERB + tide
go with,
ride
go against, swim against
reverse, stem, turn, turn back
attempts to stem the tide of revolution
go against, swim against
reverse, stem, turn, turn back
attempts to stem the tide of revolution
tide + VERB
run
Seeing the tide was now running in his direction, he renewed his campaign for reform.
Seeing the tide was now running in his direction, he renewed his campaign for reform.
carry sb/sth along
turn
The tide of public opinion seems to be turning at last.
turn
The tide of public opinion seems to be turning at last.
PREPOSITION
against a/the tide
It takes courage to speak out against the tide of public opinion.
It takes courage to speak out against the tide of public opinion.
on a tide
They were carried along on a tide of euphoria.
They were carried along on a tide of euphoria.
tide against,
tide in favour/favor of
Civil liberties groups helped to turn the tide against industrial violence.
Civil liberties groups helped to turn the tide against industrial violence.
PHRASES
the tide of history
the shifting tides of history
the shifting tides of history
the turn of the tide
In the early 1990s there was a marked turn of the tide.
In the early 1990s there was a marked turn of the tide.