Collocations for "method"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "method" in context.
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method
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [trial, experiment, research, test, testing] method
- [an experimental, a new, a breakthrough] method (of)
- the [input, output] method
- [traditional, standard, current, present, conventional] methods
- [traditional] methods are [outdated, insufficient, inaccurate]
- [teaching, payment, production, farming] methods
- the preferred method of [teaching]
- the [best, fastest, only] method (of)
- this is a tried and trusted method
- using the scientific method (to)
- [design, implement, elaborate, debate] a method
- a method for [determining, analyzing, improving]
- a method to [determine]
- the method is [used, applied, similar] to
- [choose, select, edit] your method of [payment, delivery]
- the [chosen] method of [payment]
- offer [several, all, various] methods of [payment]
- [convenient, comfortable] methods of [payment]
- there is method [in, to] their [work, madness]
- is a method actor
- method acting
'method' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accepted
- accrual
- adjustment
- best
- bone
- clever
- clumsy
- coaching
- completely
- concept
- consistency
- construction
- convenient
- conventional
- correct
- creative
- cumbersome
- devise
- different
- distribution
- drawback
- easy
- effectiveness
- efficient
- evaluation
- examination
- execution
- fast
- feasible
- force
- groundbreaking
- hands-on
- idiot
- objective
- obscure
- ordered
- payment
- peculiar
- perfect
- powerful
- prefer
- preferred
- prevalent
- proposed
- proven
- prudent
- purchase
- recruitment
- reliability
- reliable