collocate
To be often used together, form a collocation(said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
» The noun "rain" doesn't collocate with the adjective "busy."
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Examples
1 sentencesThe noun "rain" doesn't collocate with the adjective "busy."
Meaning
3 senses(said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
сочета́тьсяsočetátʹsja
To arrange or occur side by side.
zusammentragen, unterbringen, angliedern
have a strong tendency to occur side by side
(obsolete, transitive)To set or place or station in the same place as something else.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.
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Forms
collocates, collocating, collocated, collocatedregular · Lesson
| Base form | collocate · to collocate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | collocates |
| Present participle | collocating |
| Past simple | collocated |
| Past participle | collocated |
Tenses
collocate · collocated · will collocate · have collocatedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.