Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with force in American Collocation
force
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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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
/fɔrs/
great
brute
full
great
overwhelming
sheer
Any challenge to the leader is crushed with brute force.
They tried to lower the sails before the full force of the wind hit them.
too great
excessive
The police were accused of using excessive force to disperse the demonstrators,
reasonable
reasonable
Reasonable force can be used to make an arrest.
employ
resort to
use
We will not use force or resort to aggression in order to achieve our objectives.
The elected government was removed by force in 1962. | Many Africans were brought to Britain by force in the 17th and 18th centuries.