Collocations for "straightforward"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "straightforward" in context.
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straightforward
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a straightforward [description, exam, task]
- [I asked, it was] a straightforward question
- [I just need, just give me] a straightforward answer
- give a straightforward [answer, explanation, account]
- take a straightforward approach towards
- a straightforward [method, way, process]
- in a straightforward manner
- a straightforward case of
- a straightforward [extension, application, implementation]
- a straightforward [person, man, woman, boss, politician, friend]
- a straightforward [gaze, stare, look]
- straightforward [guide, information, guidance]
- just be straightforward with me
- is straightforward in his [dealings, articles, speeches]
- that [sounds, seems] straightforward enough
- seems [pretty, quite] straightforward
- is [pretty, hardly, not at all] straightforward
- is straightforward to [use, handle, complete, check, extend]
'straightforward' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bilingual
- brief
- curriculum
- fairly
- grid
- intention
- mixture
- plot
- precise
- procedure
- process
- relatively
- rest
- seemingly
- simple
- specifics
- spreadsheet
- surprisingly
- task
- theory