Collocations for "physical"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "physical" in context.
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physical
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- physical [fitness, education, therapy]
- (get) more physical activity
- in [good, poor] physical [shape, fitness, condition]
- gave [it, him] a physical examination
- [needs, goes to, is undergoing] physical therapy
- has a physical disability
- has suffered physical abuse
- [football, soccer, ice hockey] is a (very) physical sport
- what is your physical address?
- has the physical [properties, characteristics, attributes] of
- physical (and emotional) [growth, development]
- physical and [mental, emotional, social]
- physical (or mental) injury
- physical and biological [sciences, effects]
- physical and chemical [changes, properties]
- studies the physical sciences
- the [children, fans] were getting too physical
- (both) physical and metaphorical
'physical' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abuse
- activity
- address
- aging
- aliment
- anguish
- appearance
- assault
- attraction
- barrier
- beauty
- body
- capability
- capital
- characteristic
- chemical
- chemistry
- cognitive
- compensation
- contact
- contribution
- copy
- cripple
- decay
- demonstration
- desire
- development
- disability
- discomfort
- distress
- embarrassment
- emotional
- endowment
- endurance
- engage
- enhancement
- enjoyment
- evoke
- exam
- examination
- exercise
- experiment
- feature
- flair
- guide
- handicap
- harm
- health
- illness
- impairment