Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with phenomenon in American Collocation
phenomenon
noun
countable
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
rare
It is a unique phenomenon – no other theatre in Britain attempts this extraordinary turnover of plays.
common or known about
The teachers found specific learning disability a less familiar phenomenon than intellectual disability.
becoming more common
Home education of children is a growing phenomenon in the UK.
strange
The strange phenomenon was discovered in the corner of a field.
interesting
An interesting phenomenon which happens at sea, is that time can simultaneously progress incredibly quickly and tortuously slowly.
relating to things that do not seem to have a scientific or natural explanation
Do you believe in psychic phenomena, and have you had any personal experience of ghosts?
natural
He believed that climate change was a natural phenomenon, and not caused by the way we live.
able to be seen
The theory of evolution is an attempt to explain observed natural phenomena.
happening everywhere
Terrorism is an international phenomenon and requires an international response.
new or recent
Racial hatred resulting in abuse and vicious murderous attacks is not a new phenomenon.
types of phenomena
Globalisation is not merely an economic phenomenon, and that is why our response cannot simply be an economic one.
understand a phenomenon
To understand this phenomenon one must first grasp the inextricable connection that exists between magnetism and electricity.
study a phenomenon
There are groups which investigate the phenomenon of UFOs.
discover a phenomenon
These ideas have helped scientists to formulate specific questions and discover new phenomena.
You will never be able to ensure that your interpretation of the phenomenon is the right one.