noun🔗ShareA component word of a collocation."In the phrase "strong coffee," the word "strong" is a collocate of "coffee." "languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea."The words "hard" and "work" frequently collocate, appearing together in many sentences about studying or jobs. "languagelinguisticsgrammarwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo arrange or occur side by side."In the classroom, the students collocate their desks to work on a group project. "languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo set or place; to station."The teacher decided to collocate the quietest student next to the window, hoping the view would inspire him. "positionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSet; placed."The alphabetically collocated books on the shelf made it easy to find what I needed. "positiongrammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
