Collocations for "symbol"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "symbol" in context.
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            symbol
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [chemical, currency, function, safety, computer] symbol
- the [chemical, universal, international] symbol [for, of]
- a [sex, popular, visual, pictorial] symbol
- the [shift, enter, print] symbol
- the [amount, quantity, volume] symbol
- the [Red Cross, Jewish, Catholic, Muslim] symbol
- a [pagan, Neolithic, Greek] symbol
- click the symbol to [view, download, get, expand]
- a [ring, necklace, song] as a symbol of my love
- [is, as] a symbol of their [wealth, opulence, taste]
- a symbol of [hope, peace, freedom, sex, fashion]
- the symbol for [iron, pounds, delete]
- a symbol for [teens, children, students, musicians]
- [interpret, understand, read] the symbols
'symbol' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):