Collocations for "curious"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "curious" in context.
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curious
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- am curious to [see, hear, know, find out about]
- am curious to [hear, learn] more
- am curious about [what, how, when]
- am curious as to [what]
- am curious [if, whether] anyone [knows, has seen, remembers]
- am curious about [trying, seeing, doing]
- would be curious to [learn, hear] more (about)
- have been curious about [it, this] for [a while, years] (now)
- have always been curious about
- was [just, only] being curious
- is always so curious (and nosey)
- has a curious [nature, personality]
- a curious [child, student]
- the curious thing is that
- the curious thing about it is
- find it curious that
- it seems curious that
- yes, that does seem curious!
- yes, that is certainly curious!
- it's curious that they [went, did, said]
- was curious that nobody [noticed, reported, saw, said] anything
- there is something really curious about [her, that, what]
- that was a curious thing to [say, do]
- what a curious [noise, event, incident]
- the most curious thing happened to me (on my way home)
- in a curious turn of events
- is a (rather) curious [type, sort]
- is a curious example of
- [bears, has] a curious resemblance to
'curious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):