Collocations for "town"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "town" in context.
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town
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [small, large, big, major] town
- a [historic, forgotten, rich, modern, green] town
- [a coastal, a remote, a mountain, a rural, an isolated] town
- [an industrial, a farming] town
- a [growing, developing, dying] town
- is my home town
- are from the same home town
- [has turned into, is like] a ghost town
- the [circus, singer, president] is in town
- the [circus] is coming to town
- the town [supports, hates, loves] the local [team, mayor, administration]
- my [boss, wife, friend] is out of town
- out of town on [vacation, business]
- [is, will be] out of town for [a week, the next week, the weekend]
- take the [bus, train, tram] into town
- take the [bus] out of town
- [walk, drive, jog] around town
- the [center, old part, outskirts] of the town
- a town on the [river, coast, border]
- a town to the [north, south, east. west] (of)
- a night (out) on the town
- let me take you out on the town
- (sure) went to town on the [food, catering, decorations]
- paint the town red
- the town [hall, daily, newspaper, square, center]
- [bought, owns, lives in] a town house
- town planning
- a town [meeting, gathering]
'town' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
attack
- bike
- blow
- bus
- busy
- celebrate
- chase
- desert
- destroy
- dog
- establish
- follow
- go
- handle
- level
- look
- paint
- party
- people
- point
- police
- pop
- post
- race
- ride
- run
- rush
- search
- settle
- shake
- shell
- site
- skip
- snow
- speed
- stir
- surrender
- tax
- tear
- threaten
- tool
- tower
- up
- walk
- wall
- drive
- action
- affair
- atmosphere
- back
