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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.

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VERB + tide

catch
We have to get up early to catch the tide (= leave at the same time as the tide goes out).

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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
wash sb/sth up
The body was washed up by the tide the next day.

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tide + NOUN

line, mark
the high tide mark
pool
When the sea recedes, tide pools reveal a bewildering diversity of marine life.

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PREPOSITION

at … tide
Seals lie on the rocks at low tide.
on a/the tide
We went out to sea on the ebb tide.

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2. movement of opinion; sudden increase

ADJECTIVE

growing, rising
the rising tide of crime
shifting
political
He didn't have the courage to swim against the political tide.

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VERB + tide

go with, ride
go against, swim against
reverse, stem, turn, turn back
attempts to stem the tide of revolution

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tide + VERB

run
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.

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PREPOSITION

against a/the tide
It takes courage to speak out against the tide of public opinion.
on a tide
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.

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PHRASES

the tide of history
the shifting tides of history
the turn of the tide
In the early 1990s there was a marked turn of the tide.

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