medium

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmiːdiəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmidiəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mē′dē əm)

Inflections of 'medium' (n):
media
npl
mediums
npl

Collocations for "medium"


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

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medium

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. [need, wear] a medium size
  2. a [man, person, woman, player] of medium [height, build]
  3. is of medium length
  4. (I'll have) a medium [fries, drink], please
  5. I [like, prefer] my steak medium
  6. medium to [rare, large, high]
  7. cook over a medium [heat, flame]
  8. a medium format camera
  9. is medium [hot, long, fast]
n
  1. a [physical, lubricating, broadcasting, painting] medium
  2. use [a watercolor, an acrylic, a gel] medium
  3. the main medium of [choice, instruction]
  4. [reach, find, settle on] a happy medium
  5. the most popular medium for [painting, storing, teaching]
  6. a medium for [job creation, assistance, exchange, debate]
  7. [created, used, proposed] as a medium for [job creation]
  8. the [meetings, forums, gatherings] provided a medium for (debate)
  9. [TV, technology, music] as a medium of education
  10. [works, earns a living] as a medium
  11. consult with a medium (over)
  12. the medium tried to contact the [dead, spirits]
  13. mediums and [clairvoyants, tarot readers, fortune tellers]
  14. (usually) [need, wear, take] a medium
  15. [bought, ordered, tried on] a medium
  16. [want, need, would like] it in a medium
  17. [find, calculate] the medium (of)
additional examples
  1. a [physical, lubricating, broadcasting, painting] medium
  2. [need, wear] a medium size
  3. use [a watercolor, an acrylic, a gel] medium
  4. is a medium-sized [house, business, car]
  5. the main medium of [choice, instruction]
  6. a medium-size [house]
  7. [reach, find, settle on] a happy medium
  8. a [man, person, woman, player] of medium [height, build]
  9. the most popular medium for [painting, storing, teaching]
  10. medium-length [hair, coat, dress, skirt]
  11. a medium for [job creation, assistance, exchange, debate]
  12. is of medium length
  13. [created, used, proposed] as a medium for [job creation]
  14. (I'll have) a medium [fries, drink], please
  15. the [meetings, forums, gatherings] provided a medium for (debate)
  16. I [like, prefer] my steak medium
  17. [TV, technology, music] as a medium of education
  18. medium to [rare, large, high]
  19. [works, earns a living] as a medium
  20. cook over a medium [heat, flame]
  21. consult with a medium (over)
  22. a medium format camera
  23. the medium tried to contact the [dead, spirits]
  24. is medium [hot, long, fast]
  25. mediums and [clairvoyants, tarot readers, fortune tellers]
  26. (usually) [need, wear, take] a medium
  27. [bought, ordered, tried on] a medium
  28. [want, need, would like] it in a medium
  29. [find, calculate] the medium (of)
'medium' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
build - butter - camera - carton - cook - cooker - depletion - difficulty - divine - dizziness - dose - duration - employment - enterprise - expense - exposure - fever - fillet - flame - flight - format - frequency - fringe - grill - grit - jail - jug - leek - maintenance - merger - microwave - mileage - mortgage - pain - pan - pants - parsnip - photo - pizza - pressure - prison - rare - ratio - regular - resistance - return - risk - salary - saucepan - sensitivity

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