The meaning of Collocate

Collocate – definition

verb
(of a word) be habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance.
Usage examples:
‘maiden’ collocates with ‘voyage’
verb
Place side by side or in a particular relation.
Usage examples:
Mcandrew was a collocated facility with argentia naval station

noun
A word that is habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance.
Usage examples:
Collocates for the word ‘mortgage’ include ‘lend’ and ‘property’

verb
(of words and phrases) to often be used together in a way that sounds correct to people who have spoken the language all their lives, but might not be expected from the meaning

Collocate translation into English

Collocate: translate from English into Chinese

搭配, 摆列, 摆放

Collocate: translate from English into Dutch

Legeren

Collocate: translate from English into French

Colocaliser, Arranger

Collocate: translate from English into German

Zusammenstellen, Ordnen

Collocate: translate from English into Hindi

लगाना, एक साथ रखना, सँजोना

Collocate: translate from English into Italian

Collocare

Collocate: translate from English into Korean

나란히 놓다, 배치하다, 연어를 이루다

Collocate: translate from English into Russian

Совмещать, Располагать, Расстанавливать

Collocate: translate from English into Spanish

Colocar, Hallar

Word origin

early 16th century (in collocate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin collocat- ‘placed together’, from the verb collocare, from col- ‘together’ + locare ‘to place’. collocate (sense 1 of the v

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Collocate – similar words

collocates

verb
(of a word) be habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance.
Usage examples:
‘maiden’ collocates with ‘voyage’

noun
A word that is habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance.
Usage examples:
Collocates for the word ‘mortgage’ include ‘lend’ and ‘property’

All meanings and translations of Collocates

collocated

verb
(of a word) be habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance.
Usage examples:
‘maiden’ collocates with ‘voyage’

noun
A word that is habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance.
Usage examples:
Collocates for the word ‘mortgage’ include ‘lend’ and ‘property’

verb
Past simple and past participle of collocate

All meanings and translations of Collocated

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