Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with girlfriend in American Collocation
girlfriend
noun
countable
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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
/ˈɡɜrlˌfrend/
present
current
new
He turned up with Anna, his current girlfriend.
former
ex-
former
old
then
His ex-girlfriend appeared at the wedding, too.
My then girlfriend came from Ireland.
not temporary
long-term
long-time
steady
None of them have steady girlfriends.
beautiful
beautiful
gorgeous
lovely
pretty
I met up later with my gorgeous girlfriend.
have or get a girlfriend
find
get
have
I haven’t had a girlfriend for several years.
finish relationship with a girlfriend
dump
He is said to have dumped his pregnant girlfriend via a text message.