Collocations for "major"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "major" in context.
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major
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a major [error, mistake, disaster]
- take a major [exam, test, evaluation]
- has [joined, moved up] to the major leagues
- [take, accept] all major credit cards
- has a major role in the [company, school, government]
- was a major factor in [determining, deciding, accepting]
- major [problems, issues, factors] surrounding the
- in major [cities, vacation destinations]
- a major breakthrough in [science, medicine, archeology]
- there have been major developments in
- major [change, action] is [needed, required, warranted]
- is a major [obstacle, challenge, concern, issue]
- [becoming, proving to be] a major concern
- is of major concern to
- [chords, piece, played] in a major key
- [switch, change] from a major to a minor key
- [an army, an air force, a sergeant] major
- a [drum, trumpet, brass] major
- [rose to, became, was named] Major
- a major in the [army]
- a major in the [Burmese, British] army
- Major [John Smith]
- US: a [math, history, psychology] major (in college)
- US: a major in [math]
- US: what is your major?
- US: his major is [law, English Literature]
- sports: [plays, coaches] in the majors
- sports: the [tennis player, golfer] won all [four] majors
- the majors of the [sector, industry, market]
- music: (in) the key of [C, G] major
- [an army, an air force, a sergeant] major
- a major [error, mistake, disaster]
- a [drum, trumpet, brass] major
- take a major [exam, test, evaluation]
- [rose to, became, was named] Major
- has [joined, moved up] to the major leagues
- a major in the [army]
- [take, accept] all major credit cards
- a major in the [Burmese, British] army
- has a major role in the [company, school, government]
- Major [John Smith]
- was a major factor in [determining, deciding, accepting]
- US: a [math, history, psychology] major (in college)
- major [problems, issues, factors] surrounding the
- US: a major in [math]
- in major [cities, vacation destinations]
- US: what is your major?
- a major breakthrough in [science, medicine, archeology]
- US: his major is [law, English Literature]
- there have been major developments in
- sports: [plays, coaches] in the majors
- major [change, action] is [needed, required, warranted]
- sports: the [tennis player, golfer] won all [four] majors
- is a major [obstacle, challenge, concern, issue]
- the majors of the [sector, industry, market]
- [becoming, proving to be] a major concern
- music: (in) the key of [C, G] major
- is of major concern to
- [chord, piece of music] in (the key of) [C] major
- [chords, piece, played] in a major key
- [switch, change] from a major to a minor key
'major' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
C
- accomplishment
- appliance
- backward
- baseball
- bleed
- business
- cap
- card
- catalyst
- cause
- change
- chart
- competitor
- component
- concern
- concession
- consequence
- constraint
- contractor
- contribution
- controversy
- crop
- deterrent
- disadvantage
- discipline
- distance
- diversion
- doing
- dome
- dope
- downside
- drawback
- dress
- drought
- economics
- edit
- effect
- emphasis
- entertaining
- error
- exception
- export
- factor
- fault
- felony
- flaw
- flood
- focus
- franchise