Collocations for "individual"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "individual" in context.
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individual
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- is an individual [serving, portion]
- [make, serve, cook] an individual [portion]
- for everyone's individual [needs, tastes]
- individual [membership, policy holder]
- [judged, assessed, trained] on an individual basis
- individual income tax
- [of, for] each individual [member, resident, student]
- are individual [cases, examples] of
- individual [freedoms, rights]
- each individual [piece, part, component, child, citizen]
- has a very individual [personality, style]
- is a [unique, strong, respectful, confident, true] individual
- is an individual with a [unique] personality
- [unknown, known, familiar] individuals
- the individuals were [known] to the police
- has [become, grown into] quite an individual
- several individuals [approached, complained, argued]
- is the individual in question
- [groups, teams] or individuals
- [works, performs] better as an individual
- by the [behavior, actions, opinions] of a few individuals
- [bookings, packages, trips] for parties or individuals
'individual' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accrue
- achievement
- adult
- assured
- aware
- basis
- batch
- callous
- carton
- connected
- consumption
- customize
- deceased
- deceitful
- deeply
- describe
- description
- differ
- difficult
- distinctive
- driven
- eligibility
- enjoyment
- entitlement
- evaluation
- faucet
- forty
- freedom
- grounded
- hard-working
- harmless
- helpless
- hideous
- highly
- hopeless
- identity
- implication
- involve
- leaning
- limit
- literacy
- lovable
- mad
- marking
- neat
- outcast
- outgoing
- personal
- queer
- ragged