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Definition
A collocation is a familiar grouping of words, especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association.
Collocational range refers to the set of
items that typically accompany a word. The size of a collocational range is
partially determined by a word's level of specificity and number of
meanings.
The term collocation (from the Latin for "place together") was first used in its linguistic sense by British linguist John Rupert Firth (1890-1960), who famously observed, "You shall know a word by the company it keeps."
The term collocation (from the Latin for "place together") was first used in its linguistic sense by British linguist John Rupert Firth (1890-1960), who famously observed, "You shall know a word by the company it keeps."
Part of Collocation
- Strong
tea =
powerfull tea - Strong
coffee =
powerfull coffee - Heavy
Rain =
Wighty Rain - Rich
taste =
Deep taste - Big
mistake =
deep mistake - Great
fun =
Big fun - Sweet
dream =
Nice dream - Do
homework =
make homework - Tall
tree =
hight tree - Take
the buss =
use the bus - Regular
water =
white water - Keep in
touch =
Keep contact - Fast
food =
quick food - fast
car =
quick Car - Close
friend =
good friend - Take
medicine =
Drink Medicine - at the
same time =
in the same time - Interested
in =
interested with
Collocation Examples
Here are a number of
common collocations in English:
make the bed
-> I need to make the bed
everyday.
do the homework -> My son does his homework after dinner.
take a risk -> Some people don't take enough risks in life.
give someone advice -> The teacher gave us some advice on taking tests.
do the homework -> My son does his homework after dinner.
take a risk -> Some people don't take enough risks in life.
give someone advice -> The teacher gave us some advice on taking tests.
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