collocate with

• Фразовый глагол, используемый в лингвистике для описания привычного сочетания определённого слова с другим словом или словами в языке.

A phrasal verb used in linguistics to describe the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words in a language.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

1. Linguistic co-occurrenceformal

   To frequently appear together with another word in a language, forming a natural-sounding combination.

   Сочетаться

   • The word 'strong' often collocates with 'coffee' or 'tea'.
   • 'Make a decision' is a phrase where 'make' collocates with 'decision'.
   • In English, 'heavy rain' is a common collocation; 'heavy' collocates with 'rain'.

   Synonymsco-occur with

Base verbcollocate