Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with stem in American Collocation
stem
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
/stem/
flow
flood
flow
influx
tide
Researchers are working to discover ways to stem the tide of deaths in hospitals as a result of medical errors.
increase
growth
proliferation
rise
spread
Senegal and Uganda have shown the way to stemming the spread of HIV/AIDS.
decrease
decline
loss
He has done incredible work in stemming the decline of church numbers.