English Vocabulary for learners
Collocations with examples of use.
Collocations are two or more words that are commonly used together by native English speakers.
Lists of Collocations :
- Collocations adjective + noun. (for example: 'big mistake')
- Collocations adjective + preposition. (for example: 'afraid of')
- Collocations adverb + adjective (for example: 'absolutely delighted')
- Collocations adverb + verb (for example: 'deeply regret')
- Collocations noun + preposition (for example: a solution to')
- Collocations verb + preposition (for example: 'argue about')
- Collocations verbs + nouns (or example: 'draw attention')
- Collocations with 'beyond' (for example: beyond control')
- Collocations with 'come' (for example 'come prepared')
- Collocations with 'get' (for example: 'get better')
- Collocations with 'go'(for example: 'go astray')
- Collocations with 'out' (for example: 'out of touch')
- Collocations with 'take, 'give' and 'have' (for example: 'take action', 'give advice', 'have a headache')
see also:
English idiomatic expressions
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