About Collocations Dictionary

Your comprehensive resource for learning natural English word combinations

What is a Collocation?

A collocation is a natural combination of words that frequently appear together in a language. For example, we say "make a decision" (not "do a decision") and "strong coffee" (not "powerful coffee"). Learning collocations helps you sound more natural and fluent in English.

What We Offer

  • •Comprehensive Database - Over 11,000 headwords with 78,000+ collocations
  • •Real Examples - 780,000+ example sentences showing natural usage
  • •Multi-language Support - Interface and translations in 11 languages
  • •Frequency Data - See how common each collocation is in real usage

How to Use

  1. Search for a word using the search box at the top of any page
  2. Browse the collocations organized by grammatical category
  3. Click on any collocation to see detailed examples
  4. Use the language switcher to view translations in your language

Data Source

Our collocations are compiled from extensive corpus analysis of contemporary English texts, including news articles, academic papers, and everyday communication.

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