Macmillan Collocations Dictionary Online -
: Use the dictionary to check which prepositions follow specific verbs (e.g., succeed in Replace Overused Words
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| Pattern | Example (for problem ) | |---------|------------------------| | | big, major, serious, persistent problem | | V + N | pose, cause, address, solve a problem | | N + V | problem arises, persists, remains | | Prep phrases | solution to a problem, problem with | : Use the dictionary to check which prepositions
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Unlike a standard thesaurus that offers synonyms, the Macmillan Collocations Dictionary shows you exactly which words fit together. It is based on a massive corpus of authentic English (analyzing billions of words from newspapers, academic journals, and spoken media), so you know the combinations are real, not invented.