Collocations for "dim"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dim" in context.
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dim
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- dim lighting conditions
- [read, take photos] in dim lighting
- could [see, make out] a dim (and distant) [light, glow]
- a dim [light, room, lamp]
- the light was dim
- my [phone, computer, laptop, tablet] screen is dim
- was dim in the [darkness, night, distance, fog]
- it is too dim (in here) to [see, read]
- their [hopes, chances, prospects] are (now) dim
- have a dim chance of
- has a dim [recollection, memory] of
- had a dim suspicion he [was, would, could be]
- takes a dim view of
- in the dim and distant past
- (if) you are dim enough to think (that)
- a dim [child, man, mind, employee, student]
- dim the [lights, light, lighting]
- the [lights] dimmed
- dim the [screen, contrast, brightness, display]
- the [bulb, light] is starting to dim
- the [fire, light] in his eyes had dimmed
- your [enthusiasm, passion] has dimmed
- his sight has dimmed
'dim' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):