Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with boyfriend in American Collocation
boyfriend
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈbɔɪˌfrend/
present
current
new
She brought along her current boyfriend, Jack.
former
ex-
former
old
then
Her ex-boyfriend turned up unexpectedly.
not temporary
long-term
long-time
steady
None of them has a steady boyfriend.
acting in a particular way
abusive
jealous
At that time, she was living with an abusive boyfriend.