type
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 kind/sortADJECTIVE▪ distinct, distinctive, specific, well-defined▪ certain, particular▪
certain types of cancer
▪ diverse▪ broad▪Two broad types of approach can be identified.
▪ main, major, predominant, principal▪ basic, common, conventional, standard, traditional▪ extreme▪ alternative▪ novel▪a novel type of sculpture
▪ favourite/favorite, popular▪ ideal▪the ideal type of helmet for caving
▪ body, personality, physical▪ blood, cell, hair, skin, tissue, etc.▪ product▪ habitat, rock, soil, vegetationVERB + TYPE▪ distinguish, identify, recognize▪ represent▪ classify, define, determine▪ choose, select, specify▪ revert to▪The boss came back to work all relaxed, but now he's reverting to type.
PREPOSITION▪ in type▪The recession is similar in type to that of ten years ago.
▪ of a type▪a motel of a type that has all but vanished
▪ type of▪There are various types of daffodil(s).
PHRASES▪ of its type▪This exercise is the hardest of its type.
▪ a range of types, a variety of types2 personADJECTIVE▪ adventurous, athletic, sporty▪ quiet, shy, silent▪He must be the strong silent type.
▪ jealous, marrying, old-fashioned▪I am definitely not the marrying type.
▪He was the old-fashioned type, well-mannered and always in a suit and tie.
▪ artistic, creative, literary, media▪West Coast media types
▪ City (= a person who works in finance in the City of London) (BrE), corporate, Wall Street (esp. AmE)▪The bar was crowded with corporate types in suits.
PHRASES▪ true to type (esp. BrE)▪True to type, Adam turned up an hour late.
▪ (not) your type▪She's not really my type—she's a little too serious.
3 printed lettersADJECTIVE▪ bold, boldface▪ italic▪ romanVERB + TYPE▪ print sth in, set sth in▪Key paragraphs of the report are set in italic type.
▪ usePREPOSITION▪ in … type▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The important words are in bold type.
verbADVERB▪ correctly▪ neatly▪ quickly, rapidly▪ furiously▪He was sitting at his desk typing furiously.
▪ out, up▪I've written the report and will type it up next week.
▪ in▪She typed her password in.
▪ away▪Sam typed away for a few minutes.
▪ back (esp. AmE)▪She quickly typed back a response.
PREPOSITION▪ into▪She typed the details into the computer.
▪ on▪This letter was typed on an electronic typewriter.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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