"Collocate" Example Sentences
1. Words that often collocate are said to have a collocational relationship.
2. Noun phrases tend to collocate with particular verbs and adjectives.
3. The verbs "smile" and "laugh" frequently collocate with the noun "face."
4. The corpus revealed that the adjective "main" often collocates with the nouns "road" and "street."
5. The expressions "hot dog" and "ice cream" collocate with the noun "stand."
6. In the study section, the words "study" and "revise" often collocate.
7. The word "hurry" often collocates with words like "quickly," "fast," and "rapidly."
8. The words "open" and "close" frequently collocate with the nouns "door" and "window."
9. In scientific texts, the nouns "hypothesis" and "theory" often collocate with the verbs "propose" and "suggest."
10. The nouns "bank" and "shore" often collocate with the verbs "stand" and "sit."
11. The adjective "heavy" tends to collocate with nouns like "rain," "snow," and "traffic."
12. The word "bought" often collocates with words like "purchase," "acquire," and "obtain."
13. Verbs that express similar concepts often collocate, such as "begin" and "start."
14. In the text, the noun "problem" frequently collocates with verbs like "address," "solve," and "overcome."
15. In business communications, the noun "opportunity" often collocates with verbs like "pursue," "seize," and "leverage."
16. Medical nouns like "symptom" and "illness" frequently collocate with verbs like "treat" and "cure."
17. The nouns "tea" and "coffee" often collocate with verbs like "drink" and "serve."
18. The adjective "private" tends to collocate with nouns like "life," "property," and "affair."
19. The modal verb "may" frequently collocates with verbs like "indicate," "suggest," and "imply."
20. The noun "conclusion" often collocates with verbs like "reach," "draw," and "arrive at."
21. Verbs that share a particle, such as "put on" and "take off," tend to collocate.
22. The nouns "author" and "researcher" frequently collocate with the verbs "cite" and "quote."
23. The nouns "theory" and "idea" often collocate with the verbs "propose," "develop," and "advance."
24. The verbs "believe" and "think" often collocate with nouns like "notion," "assumption," and "view."
25. Common informal verbs like "get," "have," and "make" frequently collocate.
26. Technical nouns like "equipment" and "apparatus" tend to collocate with verbs like "operate," "utilize," and "employ."
27. The adjective "relevant" often collocates with nouns like "information," "evidence," and "data."
28. The verb "appear" frequently collocates with adverbs such as "suddenly," "initially," and "obviously."
29. Nouns denoting material goods, like "clothes" and "furniture," often collocate with verbs like "buy," "purchase," and "acquire."
30. The adjective " rapid" tends to collocate with nouns like "growth," "development," "evolution," and "expansion."
31. The verb "examine" commonly collocates with nouns like "issues," "evidence," "factors," and "aspects."
32. Nouns denoting emotions, such as "joy" and "anger," frequently collocate with verbs like "feel" and "express."
33. In speech, the verb "say" often collocates with nouns like "words," "things," and "stuff."
34. The noun "work" tends to collocate with verbs like "produce," "create," and "accomplish."
35. In academic writing, evaluative adjectives like "valid" and "correct" often collocate.
36. Measurement nouns like "volume," "area," and "height" often collocate with verbs like "measure" and "calculate."
37. The adverbs "simply" and "merely" frequently collocate with verbs like "state," "point out," and "mention."
38. The adjective "main" often collocates with nouns like "goal," "purpose," "idea," and "objective."
39. The noun "music" often collocates with verbs like "play," "perform," and "produce."
40. Nouns denoting cultural products, like "film" and "book," frequently collocate with verbs like "produce," "create," and "write."
41. The verb "come" often collocates with adverbs such as "first," "initially," and "originally."
42. The verb "result" often collocates with nouns like "effect," "outcome," and "consequence."
43. The words "together" and "simultaneously" commonly collocate with the verb "occur."
44. The adjective "ordinary" tends to collocate with nouns like "person," "life," and "day."
45. The verb "move" often collocates with adverbs and particles like "away," "toward," "back," and "forward."
46. The words "vote" and "election" frequently collocate.
47. The verb "prove" often collocates with nouns denoting results, like "theory" and "fact."
48. The adjective "different" tends to collocate with nouns like "types," "forms," and "kinds."
49. The adjectives "foreign" and "overseas" often collocate with the noun "trade."
50. The noun "part" frequently collocates with verbs like "play," "take," and "have."
51. The verb "use" frequently collocates with nouns denoting methods and tools, like "technique" and "means."
52. The words "apply" and "refer" often collocate with the noun "principle."
53. The adjective "available" tends to collocate with nouns like "data," "information," and "resource."
54. Nouns denoting communication, like "speech" and "discussion," commonly collocate with verbs like "encourage" and "enable."
55. The verb "lead" often collocates with nouns like "way," "path," and "route."
56. The adjective "native" tends to collocate with nouns like "language," "speaker," and "population."
57. The verb "criticize" often collocates with nouns denoting people, like "politician" and "official."
58. The verbs "require" and "need" often collocate.
59. The word "analyze" frequently collocates with nouns like "data," "information," and "results."
60. The verbs "concentrate" and "focus" commonly collocate.
Common Phases
1. The words "salt" and "pepper" commonly
collocate.
2. The adjectives "quick" and "nimble" tend to
collocate.
3. Nouns that refer to related concepts often
collocate in natural language.
4. Computer programs can analyze corpora to identify how frequently words
collocate.
5. The proximity and order of words can indicate the strength of a collocation.
6. "Scent" and "fragrance" frequently
collocate to refer to pleasant smells.
7. "Grind" and "coffee beans"
collocate as a fixed expression.
8. Collocations help determine the meaning of individual words within a corpus.
9. The researchers studied how geographic names
collocate with words like "city" and "town."
10. Verbs and nouns that relate to specific domains often strongly
collocate.
11. "Make" and "mistake" commonly
collocate as a phrasal verb.
12. Native speakers learn which words
collocate through exposure and use of language.
13. The adverbs "quickly" and "slowly" tend to
collocate with motion verbs.
14. Geological terms often
collocate with references to rock formations.
15. Phrases like "freshly brewed" and "newly baked" commonly
collocate.
16. The words "furiously" and "angrily" typically
collocate with emotional verbs.
17. Computer programs can detect collocation from the frequency of word sequences.
18. Synonyms do not necessarily
collocate in the same way.
19. The phrase "new plan" typically
collocates more frequently than "novel plan."
20. Computer algorithms help determine which words strongly
collocate.
21. "Truth" and "honesty" commonly
collocate as related but non-synonymous concepts.
22. Relational adjectives like "close" tend to
collocate based on context.
23. Words in close proximity to one another often
collocate more strongly.
24. "Car" and "vehicle"
collocate differently depending on the writer's style.
25. "Friend" and "pal"
collocate differently depending on the register.
26. Collocations help distinguish different meanings of homographs.
27. Adjectives frequently
collocate with nouns to modify them.
28. The words "familiar" and "close" typically
collocate with social relationships.
29. Phrases like "unexpected rain" and "early frost" commonly
collocate.
30. Technical terms often
collocate in predictable ways within a discipline.
31. The phrase "ice cold" frequently
collocates to modify "beer" and "drinks."
32. Verbs and adjectives related to emotion strongly
collocate.
33. The words "hate" and "despise" typically
collocate with similar objects.
34. "Economic growth" commonly
collocates as a fixed expression.
35. The words "dearly" and "greatly" tend to
collocate with nouns referring to people.
36. Verbs like "cause" and "make" commonly
collocate with nouns denoting emotions.
37. The corpus did not reveal strong collocations between "hurt" and "injure."
38. Members of the same lexical set often show strong collocations.
39. Words that
collocate tend to share semantic features or properties.
40. "Time" and "period" commonly
collocate to modify related nouns.
41. The word "opportunity" tends to
collocate with nouns denoting jobs or roles.
42. Collocations follow patterns based on the parts of speech involved.
43. Subject-specific terms frequently
collocate with discipline-specific verbs.
44. Register influences the choice of words that strongly
collocate.
45. The text contained many expected collocations within specialized medical terminology.
46. The writer used idiomatic phrasal verbs that
collocate in natural English.
47. Phrases like "ongoing research" and "future work" commonly
collocate in academic writing.
48. The word "concerned" tends to
collocate with nouns like "parents" and "officials."
49. The adjective "whole" typically
collocates with nouns denoting groups or collections.
50. Phrases referring to diseases and symptoms often
collocate as medical terms.
51. Metaphors based on a single conceptual domain tend to show strong collocations.
52. Paraphrases do not necessarily share the same collocations as the original.
53. The adjectives "close" and "intimate" frequently
collocate with relationships.
54. "Break" and "violate" commonly
collocate with rules and laws.
55. The words "imitate" and "copy" typically
collocate with similar objects.
56. The phrase "economic sanctions" commonly
collocates as a fixed expression.
57. "Carry out" and "implement" frequently
collocate with plans and orders.
58. Words referring to more specific concepts tend to show stronger collocations.
59. Synonyms belonging to the same lexical set often have similar collocations.
60. The verb "measure" typically
collocates with units of distance, weight, volume, etc.