Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with merit in American Collocation
merit
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
great
We conclude that there is considerable merit in implementing such a proposal.
not certain
He was droning on about the dubious merits of bathing in olive oil.
when compared with others
There was much discussion of the relative merits of the two schemes.
relating to one person or thing
The qualifications and individual merits of each candidate will also be taken into account.
essential and part of someone or something
Tourists use the town as a base from which to explore the south of the island rather than for any intrinsic merit.
types of merit
I think the novel is entertaining but has no literary merit whatsoever.
discuss merits
Today colleges debate the relative merits of the humanities and the sciences.
judge merits
The proposals are collected together below so that you can assess their merits.
have merits
Each of these strategies possesses respective merits.
see that someone or something has merits
He suddenly saw the merits of Cabinet decision-making.
tell other people enthusiastically about merits
She was reading the travel section of the newspaper which was extolling the merits of the latest fashionable ski resort.
express doubts about merit
The ombudsman is not able to question the merits of any decision by the local council but can investigate the way in which the decision has been taken.