Collocations for "activity"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "activity" in context.
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activity
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [physical, mental, strenuous, low-impact, easy] activity
- [business, political, illegal, business, private] activities
- [construction, renovation, research] activities
- [craft, children's, extracurricular] activities
- activities for [kids, children, the elderly]
- need more (physical) activity in your [life, day]
- is involved [with, in] criminal activity
- engaging in sexual activity
- [30 minutes] of (physical) activity a day for your health
- detect (no) brain activity
- [skiing, knitting, studying] is one of my favorite activities
- [ordered, instructed, told] to cease all activities
- [see, view, delete] recent activity
- [monitor, observe, study] his activity
- can [see, hear, sense] activity (in)
- a [book, website, magazine] with (children's) activities
- activity was [seen, observed, detected] (in)
- is always a hive of activity in the [mornings]
- is always a hive of activity every [morning]
- is always a hive of activity on [Mondays]
- the [kitchen, terrace] is the hive of activity
- UK: [take, go on, book] an activity holiday
'activity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acquisition
- alive
- blur
- brainstorming
- brisk
- buoyant
- bustle
- bustling
- buzz
- competitor
- criminal
- den
- diving
- drilling
- ebb
- energetic
- engage
- exposure
- flurry
- gang
- group
- heavy
- hive of activity
- hub
- leaflet
- lively
- lounge
- lull
- merger
- milestone
- mining
- monitor
- physical
- profit
- research
- scout
- select
- sight
- social
- son
- suspect
- suspicious
- swirl
- undertaking
- week
- whirl
- whirlwind
- withdraw
- worsen