area

simple noun105 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.2

A common way to describe a significant expanse.

Refers to a limited or confined expanse.

Suggests a large extent from side to side.

Refers to the area where someone lives or where a particular event is happening.

Refers to a very large expanse of land or space.

Refers to the region all around a particular place.

Relating to a town or city.

Refers to a crucial or central subject or field.

Emphasizes immense and often empty or open space.

Refers to the primary or principal subject or field.

The central, commercial part of a city.

An area of land next to the sea.

Refers to a significant subject or field of study.

A more formal term for a large city and its surrounding areas.

Refers to the area very close to a specific point.

Strongly emphasizes the distance and difficulty of access.

A large city and its surrounding suburbs and towns.

A residential area on the edge of a city.

An area with many mountains.

Describes an area that is far away from other places and people.

An area with many buildings and roads.

A designated area in front of the goal in sports like football/soccer.

Suggests an area that is private and hidden from view.

The central part of a city, often associated with social problems.

An area covered with forests.

Refers to an area far from the center.

An area that has become more like a city.

A set of numbers that identifies a particular geographical area for telephone calls.

A person responsible for the business operations in a specific geographical area.

A subject or issue that causes worry or requires attention.

A subject or aspect that is hard to understand or deal with.

Used to indicate location within a place, space, or field of study.

Used for both physical space (a forest covers an area) and abstract subjects (a report covers an area of interest).

To look carefully through a place to find something.

To recognize a specific subject or problem that needs attention.

Specifically refers to the measurement of a space (e.g., have a floor area of 100 sq meters).