Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with spot in American Collocation
spot
verb
transitive
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
/spɑt/
mistake
error
mistake
typo
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opportunity
gap in the market
opportunity
She’s an excellent businesswoman, who can always spot a gap in the market.
what someone is capable of
potential
talent
His artistic talent was spotted early on.
sign
pattern
sign
trend
Her job involved spotting new fashion trends and writing about them for the magazine.
difference/similarity
difference
similarity
Can you spot the difference between these two accounts?
space, or something missing
gap
He spotted a gap in the defence and cruised through to score.