Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with split in American Collocation
split
noun
countable
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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
/splɪt/
serious or large in degree
clear
deep
major
serious
It is clear that there was a deep split between the two groups.
unpleasant
acrimonious
damaging
The pair haven’t spoken since their acrimonious split in 1994.
cause a split
cause
create
lead to
provoke
Peel’s decision caused a split in the Conservative party.
avoid a split
avoid
The party leaders fought to bring their members along with them and to avoid a split at all costs.