Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with young in American Collocation
young
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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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
/jʌŋ/
be or look young
be
feel
look
seem
sound
Her gravelly voice is a surprising sound for one who looks so young.
She sounded very young on the phone, but she turned out to be about 45.
seem to remain young
keep (someone)
remain
stay
My grandchildren keep me young.
seem to become younger
get
Our students seem to be getting younger every year.
die at a young age
die
Three of her children died young.