tangible thing

collocation in English

meaningsoftangibleandthing

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tangible
adjective
uk
/ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/us
/ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/
real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, ...
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thing
noun
uk
/θɪŋ/us
/θɪŋ/
used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid ...
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(Definition oftangibleandthingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftangible thing

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If it is a letter, it is atangiblethingdealing with that specific matter.
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I mention only onetangiblethingto illustrate the situation.
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We have got to regard the dividend which is produced as an almost intangible thing, which only becomes atangiblethingwhen it is translated into terms of consumption.
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The national will to win was an almosttangiblethingthat underlay even the most acute difficulties and the sharpest griefs of the time.
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They're based on less tangible things, your friendships and relationships and these are more meaningful.
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Notably, the word is composed of six letters, but not any kind of metal or othertangiblething.
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These are all very tangible things that are set out in this resolution.
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Let us look, first, at the tangible things they can expect if they go in for schemes of this kind.
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Those are quite formidable, tangible things.
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The tangible things of life depend upon the intangible, and now slowly but surely an improvement in the condition of the people is being achieved.
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Contributions can come in cash in some instances, whereas in others, it is only tangible things such as people and buildings that can be freed up.
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A house is connected with the family, a way of life, tangible things that one can touch which give us security.
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What matters is making things, making real things, tangible things people can use.
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These spirits can be jaguars, trees, or other visible, tangible things including people.
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Organisations are defined as purposive entities, and are tangible things which have remits, offices and staff.
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He began with a dissection of the tangible things in a newspaperpaper and ink.
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The act specifically gives an example to clarify what it means by tangible things: it includes books, records, papers, documents, and other items.
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Steinke's prose has been said to repeatedly hint at the divine in tangible things.
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Among the tangible things that could be targeted, it includes books, records, papers, documents, and other items.
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