Collocations for "this"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "this" in context.
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this
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.pron
- look at this
- what's this?
- what [on earth, the heck, the hell] is this?
- remove this from your [list]
- [send, email, search] this for me
- you have to [read, see] this (for yourself)
- have already [discussed, talked about] this
- here, [use, have, take] these
- whose is this?
- whose [pen, dog, car] is this?
- (talking about) this and that
- this is how you [should, could, can]
- this is a little off topic, but
- this can't [be, go on any longer]
- [anyone, the people] this might [involve, concern]
- (just) cannot believe this (is happening)
- this [might, could] be just what we are looking for
- don't listen to this [nonsense, guy]
- [resulting, occurring] because of this [accident, discovery]
- on this page
- in this [section, article]
- this time I won't [fail, let you down]
- this message is for
- this week [on, in]
- but this one is different
- this way and that (way)
- was this [big, fast, long]
- is (about) this [tall, high, wide]
'this' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ASAP
- April
- August
- Belgium
- Chinese
- Christmas
- December
- Easter
- Europe
- February
- Friday
- ID
- July
- June
- May
- Monday
- November
- October
- Saturday
- September
- Sunday
- Thursday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- abbreviation
- ability
- about
- absent
- absolute
- academic
- accept
- acceptable
- accommodation
- accomplishment
- account
- ace
- addicted
- address
- adequate
- admit
- advertisement
- affection
- afternoon
- agency
- aircraft
- airplane
- aisle
- album
- alien
- allotment