Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with smoking in American Collocation
smoking
noun
uncountable
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
US
/ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
by particular groups of people
adolescent
maternal
parental
paternal
teenage
underage
Another environmental influence strongly related to reduced birthweight is maternal smoking.
harmful or serious
addictive
harmful
heavy
This survey shows just how wasteful and addictive smoking is.
when other people smoke
involuntary
passive
Asthma in children will be aggravated by passive smoking.
when you smoke one cigarette immediately after another
chain
Chain smoking in front of daytime TV day after day is enough to make anyone depressed.
allow smoking
allow
permit
The restaurant is a no smoking area (smoking is permitted in the special areas outside).
forbid smoking
ban
forbid
outlaw
prohibit
Should smoking be banned completely in public places?
limit or discourage smoking
discourage
prevent
reduce
restrict
tackle
Tackling smoking is central to cutting deaths from cancer and heart disease.
start/stop smoking
give up
quit
refrain from
start
stop
There will also be support for residents to help them quit smoking.
Don’t lose heart if you start smoking again.