#collocationtime reluctant - adjective not wanting to do something ADVERBS highly/extremely reluctant His mother is extremely reluctant to lend him the money. initially reluctant/reluctant at first Kennedy was initially reluctant to support the proposal. understandably reluctant The old man is understandably reluctant to agree to sell the house he has lived in for 50 years. strangely/curiously reluctant The local people seemed strangely reluctant to help us. VERBS seem/appear reluctant The politician appeared reluctant to answer any of the interviewer’s questions. feel reluctant Helen felt reluctant to criticize her parents. PHRASES come to the reluctant conclusion that... They came to the reluctant conclusion that some workers would have to be made redundant. @ieltsladies 288 views18:05
