Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with class in British Collocation
class
noun
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
UK
/klɑːs/
poorer
exploited
labouring
lower
oppressed
working
Health improved for the lower classes, as rationing brought greater equality in food distribution.
richer or more educated
educated
landowning
leisured
middle
privileged
propertied
ruling
upper
upper-middle
Historically, women who left home came mainly from the aristocracy and upper-middle class.
social
social
Social class influences the educational attainments of pupils.
relating to the differences between the classes
conflict
consciousness
differences
divide
struggle
A class divide soon began to develop between the landed gentry, the factory owners and the workers.
system
system
The film is a brilliant satire on the English class system.
age
creed
ethnicity
gender
race
sexuality
Teachers set high expectations for their pupils, no matter what their class or race.
exercise
fitness
keep-fit
level
advanced
beginners
intermediate
introductory
master
mixed-ability
In a mixed-ability class, high-ability kids can be left to read by themselves, while teachers help the low-ability kids.
time
evening
weekly
one-hour, two-hour etc
He is teaching a 10-week course of evening classes, ‘Mosaics Made Easy’.