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positive

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒzɪtɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑzɪtɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(poz′i tiv)

Collocations for "positive"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "positive" in context.

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positive

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a positive [thinker, person, worker]
  2. a positive [reply, contribution, answer, development]
  3. a positive [mood, frame of mind, character, approach, attitude, personality]
  4. positive [thoughts, actions, ideas, feedback]
  5. make a positive change (to)
  6. make a positive impression (on)
  7. have a positive [influence, impact] (on)
  8. a positive [trend, movement, development] (towards)
  9. try to have a (more) positive attitude (towards)
  10. am trying to stay positive, but
  11. you need to stay positive!
  12. a positive reaction to the [defeat, news, comment]
  13. (the) positive [aspects, points, elements] (of)
  14. [take, extract, identify] the positive [aspects]
  15. positive [results, outcomes, consequences]
  16. a positive [outlook, future]
  17. a positive [number, total, amount, integer]
  18. a positive electric [charge, current]
  19. positive (or negative) [energy, charge]
  20. a positive identification of the [body, victim, suspect]
  21. a positive test for [drugs]
  22. tested positive for [drugs, steroids, alcohol, performance enhancers]
  23. the [blood, urine, doping] test came back positive
  24. I'm [totally, absolutely] positive that
  25. is positive (that) they will [win, finish, be on time]
  26. Are you positive?
  27. well, no, I'm not positive
  28. you [must, need to] be more positive
n
  1. [got, gave] a false positive
  2. the test (result) was a positive
  3. the positives (and negatives) of the [job, position]
  4. is one of the many positives of
  5. are just a few of the positives
  6. make a list of the positives
  7. discuss the positives and negatives (of)
  8. is one of the [few, many] positives (of)
  9. is a definite positive
  10. is considered a positive for the [job, position]
  11. [emphasize, accentuate, highlight] your positives
  12. [emphasize] the positives (of)
  13. put a positive instead of a negative
  14. [develop, print, enlarge] positives
  15. [verbs, auxiliaries] in the positive
'positive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "positive" in the title:

......... should be viewed as either positive or negative, - English Only forum
''Every man must die'' positive interrogative? - English Only forum
''Had better'' vs ''Which is better whether '' in positive questions - English Only forum
'either' after a positive statement - English Only forum
'in' / 'for' with Present Perfect in positive sentences - English Only forum
'oversimplify' can be used in positive way? - English Only forum
'Positive integer' in layman's terms - English Only forum
'What's going on?' Both positive and negative situations? - English Only forum
“At all” in positive sentences - English Only forum
“positive gestures” by the USG - English Only forum
“X times that of ”or “X times AS POSITIVE DEGREE AS that of" - English Only forum
(A) positive statement. (A) ringing affirmative - English Only forum
(on) the positive - English Only forum
(Think positive!) Is it incorrect to use? - English Only forum
[or] vs [and] in positive sentence - English Only forum
[positive] hatred - English Only forum
3 000 meters of ascension... positive - English Only forum
35 subjects tested positive - English Only forum
A “positive” final result always resulted in carrying out of a breast biopsy - English Only forum
A bit of a positive spin on things - English Only forum
a bit+negative adj, quite/very+positive adj - English Only forum
a clear 'bias' for words [positive or negative?] - English Only forum
A ghost from the past [positive counterpart] - English Only forum
a hare-infested area (positive connotation) - English Only forum
a history of quiet positive work - English Only forum
A negative vector is a vector that has the opposite direction to the reference positive direction. - English Only forum
a negative verb followed by a positive verb - English Only forum
"A paper of flowers" & "positive" - English Only forum
a positive “mantra” - English Only forum
a positive battery of charcoal fires - English Only forum
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