Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with precedent in American Collocation
precedent
noun
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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
US
/ˈpresɪdənt/
bad
bad
dangerous
disastrous
disturbing
ominous
unacceptable
undesirable
unfortunate
unwelcome
worrying
These sackings represent a very worrying precedent.
good
encouraging
useful
His success in securing permission to write his finals in Scots is an encouraging precedent.
plenty
ample
There is ample precedent for producing films for children with well-written dialogue and convincing characters.
of a particular type
artistic
biblical
classical
historic
historical
judicial
legal
scriptural
His speech invoked historical precedents for the union of kingdoms.
create a precedent
create
establish
set
He warned that using force to impose democracy sets a dangerous precedent.
be a precedent
act as
become
constitute
provide
serve as
This could serve as a precedent for other cases where “crimes of opinion” are punished.
follow a precedent
follow
Following a precedent set by the US, the EU announced a ban on 23 organizations.
refer to a precedent
cite
invoke
He could cite various Biblical precedents for the use of song in the service of God.