Vocabulary skill
VERB AND PREPOSITION COLLOCATIONS
Many words commonly collocate with (are used together with) another word. Collocations are
sometimes the same in different languages, but sometimes they are different. For example, in some
languages you “do a mistake,” but in others, like English, you make a mistake. For accuracy it is
important to learn which words go together. Learning collocations also helps you build your vocabulary
more quickly.
A number of verbs commonly collocate with prepositions. This means a particular preposition typically
comes after a particular verb. For example:
Many people actually benefi t from feelings of fear.
In some cases, an object of the verb can come between the verb and the preposition. For example:
We associate it with feelings of panic and stress.
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