noun🔗ShareA component word of a collocation."In the phrase "strong coffee," "strong" is one of the collocates of "coffee," as they often appear together. "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."In English, the word "heavy" often collocates with "rain," meaning they are frequently used together. "languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo arrange or occur side by side."In the library, books about animals often collocates with books about nature. "languagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo set or place; to station."The army base collocates its newest recruits at the training facility. "placepositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
