Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with neighbourhood in British Collocation
neighbourhood
noun
countable
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
local
Improve your local neighbourhood by renovating disused premises so that they can be used as a base for community activities.
good
Every one wants and is entitled to live in a good neighbourhood.
bad
As a child I grew up in a very bad neighbourhood.
rich
Children in England’s poorest areas are three times as likely to be hit by a car as those in more affluent neighbourhoods.
poor
We all know the problems of our poorest neighbourhoods – decaying housing, unemployment, street crime, and drugs.
quiet
This quiet neighbourhood is just 5 minutes’ walk from the town centre.
safe
He argues that local communities want CCTV because they believe it will reduce crime, and make their neighbourhood safer.
in a particular area
The report recommended solutions to bring people back into urban neighbourhoods.
containing a particular social class
They own a large comfortable house in a middle-class neighbourhood.
containing a mixture of different types of people or buildings
We lived in a mixed neighbourhood – black, white and Mexican – and many of the houses were rundown.
consisting mainly of houses
The streets in the residential neighbourhood are eerily empty.
make a neighbourhood
One of our aims is to create safer neighbourhoods and healthier workplaces.
improve a neighbourhood
We are working to regenerate some of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods of the city.