Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with major in American Collocation
major
adjective
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
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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
fairly
Publishing a book is a fairly major undertaking.
very
You could go through a very major operation, only to find that the cancer started to grow somewhere else.
potentially
They were trying to prevent the spread of a potentially major problem.
problem
The negative attitude of the students proved to be a major obstacle to success.
process of change
The graphics have had quite a major overhaul.
cause or effect
Few would disagree that money is a major cause of stress in today’s family.
role or part
The papers published here together form a major contribution to the study of Burma.
Market research plays a major part in understanding customers’ needs.
event
The Government is investing a huge amount of money in the emergency services to enable them to better respond to major incidents.
medical operation
I had to have major surgery to both eyes.
important point or stage in something
The opening of the Research Institute represents a major milestone in the history of scientific and medical research.
project or course of action
During the 1990s, the area underwent a major programme of redevelopment.