Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with generation in American Collocation
generation
noun
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
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
older or earlier
The older generation loves those songs.
People are spending a smaller proportion of their lives in work than previous generations did.
younger or present
next or future
Inspiring and helping to shape the coming generation is a noble task.
Some art should be protected for future generations.
existing at a particular time
This reaction is typical of this post-war generation.
all of a generation
An entire generation is growing up without parents.
influence a generation
He influenced a whole generation of younger pianists.
This is the music that shaped a generation.
create a generation
If we breed a future generation of academics, who will be the plumbers, carpenters, road sweepers etc?
involve more than one generation
The condition can be passed from one generation to the next.
These recessive diseases often skip generations.
The purpose is to bring youngsters and older people together by building bridges between the generations.