positive
adjective26 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.8
To be completely certain.
Very encouraging or favorable.
To be very certain.
Very hopeful and confident.
Positive to a very great extent.
Indicates a strong presence in a technical or scientific test.
Indicates a slight presence in a technical or scientific test.
be positive9.0
Used to express certainty, hopefulness, or a test result.
To have a hopeful and confident feeling.
To show the presence of a substance or disease in a medical test.
To appear to be certain or hopeful.
For a test or result to be shown to be positive.
To be certain or feel hopeful about something.
Testing positive for a specific substance or condition.
To be certain of a fact or piece of information.
Collocations with "positive"
... + positive
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