dog

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɒg/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɔg, dɑg/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dôg, dog)

Inflections of 'dog' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dogs
v 3rd person singular
dogging
v pres p
dogged
v past
dogged
v past p

Collocations for "dog"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dog" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

dog

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [yellow, long-haired, purebred] dog
  2. a [mountain, farm, guard, domestic] dog
  3. a [mad, rabid] dog
  4. have a pet dog
  5. am getting a dog
  6. [take care of, watch] a friend's dog
  7. [feed, train] your dog
  8. need to walk the dog
  9. take the dog (out) for a walk
  10. the dog needs to go [out, outside]
  11. let the dog [out, in]
  12. did you let the dog [out] (already)?
  13. what breed of dog [is that, do you have]?
  14. my dog [chewed the remote, ate my homework]!
  15. the dog [licked her face, bit her leg, attacked him]
  16. [panting, salivating, pawing] like a dog
  17. you can't teach an old dog new tricks
  18. slang: you [dirty, lucky] dog!
  19. sick as a dog
  20. they fight like cat and dog
  21. the [business, company, economy] has gone to the dogs
  22. UK: let sleeping dogs lie
n as adj
  1. a dog trainer
  2. dog breeds
  3. a dog [collar, leash, toys, bowl]
  4. the dog days of summer
  5. I'm dog tired
v
  1. dogged her [every move, actions]
  2. dogged her around [school, town]
  3. police dogged the [criminal, robber]
  4. [problems, issues, worries] that (have) dogged him
  5. [her car, the project] was dogged by [problems]
  6. dogged by his [mistakes, past, failures]
  7. was dogged by failure (throughout his life)
  8. dogged by [complaints, faults, claims]
  9. dogged him about his [chores, homework, responsibilities]
  10. was dogged about his [homework]
  11. dog it at [work, school]
  12. sexually explicit, slang, UK: went dogging in the [woods, park]
'dog' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
D - affection - affectionate - aggressive - alley - alongside - also - angry - ankle - anxious - any - approach - area - arm - asleep - assertive - astray - attack - back - bad - bark - bathe - beef - behave - behind - beloved - beware - bewildered - big - bird - biscuit - bitch - bite - black - blind - board - bond - bone - border - bound - brave - breeding - bristle - brush - cable - calm - canned - care - chain - chase

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