Collocations for "bold"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bold" in context.
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bold
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- bold [text, type, letters, characters]
- a bold [child, person, soldier, pilot, teacher]
- was a bold [remark, comment, question]
- a bold [effort, attempt, step] (to)
- makes a bold statement
- that was [rather, quite] bold of you!
- (not) bold enough to [ask, try, go]
- be so bold as to [ask, enquire]
- if I may be so bold
- bold and [tall, daring, handsome, pretty]
- a bold [shirt, dress, color, shade, choice]
- [typed, wrote, printed] in bold
- [listed, highlighted, marked] in bold
- change to bold
- the bold and the [daring, weak, beautiful]
- bold the [font, text, paragraph]
- bolded and [italicized, underlined, highlighted] (it)
- bolded for [emphasis, ease, clarity]
- bolded to [indicate, help, show]
- bolded the (most) [important, crucial, essential] parts
- bold the [font, text, paragraph]
- [typed, wrote, printed] in bold
- bold [text, type, letters, characters]
- bolded and [italicized, underlined, highlighted] (it)
- [listed, highlighted, marked] in bold
- bold and [italic, underlined]
- bolded for [emphasis, ease, clarity]
- change to bold
- a bold [child, person, soldier, pilot, teacher]
- bolded to [indicate, help, show]
- the bold and the [daring, weak, beautiful]
- was a bold [remark, comment, question]
- bolded the (most) [important, crucial, essential] parts
- a bold [effort, attempt, step] (to)
- makes a bold statement
- that was [rather, quite] bold of you!
- (not) bold enough to [ask, try, go]
- be so bold as to [ask, enquire]
- if I may be so bold
- bold and [tall, daring, handsome, pretty]
- a bold [shirt, dress, color, shade, choice]
- is a bold-faced liar
'bold' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):