adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
react positively/negatively (=with positive/negative emotions or opinions)
▪ We want versatile people who react positively to change.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
dangerous
▪ It is either tautologous, positively dangerous, unoriginal or highly ambiguous.
▪ With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.
▪ High tide is often positively dangerous, with vicious dumping waves breaking on the steep slope of the upper beach.
▪ Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous.
▪ Relying on tablets for the relief of pain without trying to discover its cause can be positively dangerous.
▪ This can be positively dangerous, if only because such practitioners may not recognise when a person is seriously ill.
▪ But the unpleasant reality is that some holiday destinations are positively dangerous.
▪ Indeed I think it is positively dangerous to hold negative feelings in.
■ VERB
associate
▪ But now they also say that wine drinking has been positively associated with cardiovascular health.
become
▪ Then she saw Jessamy, and her cool green eyes became positively frosty.
charge
▪ These fixed negative charges attract a layer of residual positively charged ions which are free to move within the water.
▪ These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.
▪ Hence when a current is applied, the positively charged ions move toward the cathode carrying water molecules with them.
correlate
▪ Better-trained and more-qualified workforces also correlate positively with the creation of small companies.
▪ Below these levels, species richness is linearly positively correlated with soil magnesium, but above it negatively so.
▪ This is because f t and t are positively correlated, so that f t and will be negatively correlated.
▪ If the endowments are positively correlated, and the share of capital is less than 50 percent, the inequality-reducing effect is larger.
▪ The proportion of children passing Ordinary and Advanced level examinations is positively correlated with social class.
▪ Cohesion has been found to correlate positively with group productivity and member satisfaction.
▪ In research into effective managers it is this background theme which correlates positively with success, not the recognition theme.
encourage
▪ But Atkinson positively encourages them - and Villa have their fair share.
▪ Far from dissuading the rodents, the smell of lavender positively encouraged them and they soon ate through the paper plugs.
▪ Thinking positively encourages the right frame of mind to get on and do the job.
glow
▪ When he took over the role last year, the box office took off, and the reviews were positively glowing.
identify
▪ Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation.
▪ Four hundred corpses were never positively identified.
▪ Put bluntly, to be identified positively, homosexuality usually has to be dissolved into the androgynous.
▪ More than 200 sets of remains have been returned in recent years, but only seven have been positively identified.
▪ If they can identify positively the gene which is causing the trouble, then they may be able to correct it.
▪ These were later positively identified as belonging to 25year-old Garry Pettitt.
▪ Transformed cells could be positively identified after 7-10 days.
look
▪ And in comparison with the South-East, the North's housing market looks positively buoyant.
▪ For two years there, the game looked positively easy to me.
▪ Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous.
▪ That kind of blood-curdling prose makes some horror comics look positively decent.
▪ With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.
▪ Uncle Hamish was already rising from his seat, looking positively twinkly with health and good cheer.
▪ Her hair was tied in a ribbon and she looked positively chirpy.
react
▪ Forth River Purification Board reacted positively yesterday to the reconsideration of the regional role.
▪ Wall Street reacted positively to the earnings report.
▪ Even my highly regrettable tendency to react positively whenever the fridge door is opened was proof against that.
▪ Always both groups reacted positively to any change in the test group conditions in whatever direction.
▪ Civil rights groups also reacted positively to the changes, but Sinn Fein seemed unimpressed.
▪ Parents may need help and training in reacting positively when their child is eating.
relate
▪ Thus the proportion of secondary school children going to grammar schools has always been positively related to social class.
▪ Sports participation is positively related to income and negatively related to age.
▪ It positively relates the demand for money to the level of income.
respond
▪ If your customer is genuine he should respond positively to this fair approach.
▪ Occasionally, the state responds positively to these demands.
▪ The council had a responsibility to local businesses and should respond positively by allowing the change of use.
▪ Indeed, candidates may be reluctant to respond positively without knowing the purchaser's identity.
▪ The mark of a good organisation is that it responds positively when things get tough.
▪ Will the Minister respond positively and allow the board to do what it wishes?
▪ This prevents the skin from becoming too accustomed to the essences and failing to respond positively to them.
▪ He made the point that most debtors will have to pay, and will respond positively when things improve.
seem
▪ He seemed positively cheerful about this.
▪ To those used to claustrophobic living quarters and the isolation of island living, a mini-Bio2 seems positively charming.
▪ But elsewhere people seemed positively anxious to supply the King with treasure.
▪ Compared to the austerity depicted at the start of the tour, the carved mahogany bed and canopy seem positively indecent.
▪ Makes the traffic wardens around Salford Precinct seem positively friendly!
▪ And that will seem positively bucolic in 2015, when the traffic count is predicted to more than triple.
▪ It would seem positively perverse to savour moments like that and feel them as they are.
▪ Where this is concerned she seems positively ruthless.
think
▪ Eva was jubilant, thinking, see how you limited yourself when you did not think positively.
▪ However, rather than feeling gloomy about your lack of horseflesh try thinking positively about your situation.
▪ Think positively, and encourage the patient to be optimistic.
▪ Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.
▪ Think positively and try to make the most of your appearance so that you feel your absolute best all day.
▪ Learning to think positively and to look towards healthy outcomes can help considerably in any diet programme.
▪ Think positively about what is right with your life every day.
▪ Once you've convinced yourself you will get out of it, think positively and show some determination.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
think positive/positively
▪ Eva was jubilant, thinking, see how you limited yourself when you did not think positively.
▪ Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.
▪ Forget about your feelings, think positively.
▪ However, rather than feeling gloomy about your lack of horseflesh try thinking positively about your situation.
▪ Learning to think positively and to look towards healthy outcomes can help considerably in any diet programme.
▪ One should always think positive, as the good doctor said.
▪ Take a deep breath and think positive thoughts.
▪ When things were going so bad for us in December, the one guy who made people think positive was Barry.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ positively beautiful
▪ Ed's positively the funniest guy I know.
▪ Her performance was positively marvellous.
▪ I absolutely, positively must remember to send that check.
▪ The food in this place isn't just bad, it's positively disgusting.
▪ They all said positively that they had seen it.
▪ Wall Street reacted positively to the announcement.
▪ We were affected very positively by the experience.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Devlin answers question one positively in two ways.
▪ His conceptual approach to problems and decision-making is supported, mostly positively, by a superior general intellect.
▪ If you positively must read your verbal presentation then why are you making it?
▪ Most guys he met thought this was too far out, positively antediluvian.
▪ These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.
▪ When he took over the role last year, the box office took off, and the reviews were positively glowing.
▪ With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.