Collocations for "permanent"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "permanent" in context.
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permanent
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a permanent [position, state, condition, solution]
- a permanent [member, representative] of
- a permanent [link, connection] to
- their permanent [home, address, residence]
- permanent [jobs, workers, employees, headquarters]
- is a permanent resident of [Monaco, Los Angeles, London]
- left a permanent [scar, mark, abrasion]
- [enforce, make, implement] a permanent change
- the damage is not [thought, considered, expected] to be permanent
- a permanent [mark, blemish] on your [record, reputation]
- serves as a permanent reminder (of)
- [marked, written] with permanent ink
- do you have a permanent?
- going to the salon to get a permanent
- get a permanent at the salon
- [straightened, curled] her hair with a permanent
- I love your permanent!
'permanent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accommodation
- address
- ban
- basis
- blemish
- bonding
- constraint
- cure
- damage
- dwelling
- felony
- file
- fix
- fixture
- frown
- impairment
- ink
- legacy
- lens
- loss
- marker
- repeal
- repository
- residence
- resident
- scowl
- settler
- shelter
- shutdown
- solution
- sustainable
- tan
- temporary