1. to place or arrange together in a particular position
Usage: formal
2. to occur together or in proximity
Usage: linguistics

1. a word that frequently appears together with another word
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• The librarian decided to collocate all the science books in one section.
• In English, the words ‘strong’ and ‘coffee’ frequently collocate.
• The verb ‘make’ collocates with many different nouns.
• Teachers often collocate related materials for easier access.
• ‘Heavy rain’ is a common collocate in weather reports.
• The word ‘fast’ is a typical collocate of ‘food’ in modern usage.
• Researchers study how certain words collocate in natural speech.