Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with number in American Collocation
number
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
large
The statistic shows the leading ten Italian cities with the highest number of lawyers in 2017.
very large
BMX is a sport enjoyed by a huge number of young people.
surprising or unexpected
Due to the unprecedented number of applications received we will not be able to reply to unsuccessful applicants.
fairly large
About 60 people attended in the end which was a fair number.
small
Please note there are only a limited number of seats available.
same or similar
The condition affects approximately 2 per cent of the population. and men and women are affected in equal numbers.
enough
The creche is offered subject to there being sufficient numbers of children.
too big
A disproportionate number of accidents involve child cyclists.
total
The home page indicates the total number of visitors to the site.
real or exact
The actual number of women who have experienced domestic violence is far more than that.
correct
Although their current residence had the right number of rooms, the bathrooms were too small.
not exact
These figures have been used to calculate approximate population numbers.
increase the number of something
The airline wants to increase the number of flights to Maputo to three or four a week .
reduce the number of something
Our aim is to reduce the number of cars on the road.
give the number of something
The figure in brackets gives the number of students in the class.
count or guess the number of something
A wildlife survey of 1979 estimated the number of elephants in Mozambique at over 54,000.
be more than the number of something
The Romans lost about four hundred men, and the wounded did not exceed that number .