Collocations for "concept"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "concept" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2025
concept
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [difficult, basic, simple, strong] concept
- an [important, easy] concept
- a [difficult] concept to [understand, grasp, get]
- [the same, a similar, a related] concept
- yes, that is the [general, basic] concept
- don't quite [understand] the concept
- couldn't get her head round the concept
- the concept of [relativity, modern physics, calculus]
- the concept [behind, driving] (relativity)
- the concept behind the [approach, method, project] is
- a (brand) new concept (for)
- a new and original concept (for)
- came up with [a new, an original] concept (for)
- thought of [a new] concept (for)
- [developed, introduced] [a new] concept (for)
- [pitch, demonstrate, sell] [a new] concept (for)
- was the original concept (behind)
- [stuck, kept] to the original concept
- have no concept of [right and wrong, moral decency]
- a concept [car, product]
- a concept idea
- released a concept album
- a high-concept movie
- concept [development, production]
'concept' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abstract
- aging
- alien
- almighty
- appealing
- artist
- attack
- bat
- broadly
- central
- complicated
- confusing
- describe
- detail
- develop
- dream
- elusive
- embrace
- engineer
- equivalent
- essay
- essence
- explanation
- explore
- familiar
- fantastic
- flesh
- fundamental
- grapple
- grasp
- hammer
- hash
- heaven
- heavy
- highly
- improve
- include
- innovative
- introduce
- merchandise
- mistaken
- misunderstood
- model
- new
- original
- originate
- parallel
- pinpoint
- pure
- queer