Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with grand in American Collocation
grand
adjective
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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
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɡrænd/
awfully
rather
really
terribly
very
They live in a rather grand house with its own tennis court.
occasion or event
affair
banquet
finale
opening
procession
Dinner was a very grand affair.
plan
design
plan
scheme
vision
This event put an end to Bonaparte’s grand plan to invade Great Britain.
place
ballroom
house
mansion
palace
Until 1938 a grand mansion stood on this site.
size
scale
The Colosseum was built on a grand scale.
style
style
The choir celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in grand style by making its first foreign concert tour.
action
gesture
The chance has been missed to make a grand gesture that would show the fundamental difference between the two parties.