Collocations for "athlete"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "athlete" in context.
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athlete
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a college, a high school, an Olympic] athlete
- have never been much of an athlete
- always wished I were more of an athlete
- was quite an athlete growing up
- the athletes took their (starting) positions
- the athlete won [gold, silver]
- [eight] athletes [took part, competed, qualified]
- is such an athlete
- a gold-medal athlete
- an [American] athlete
- a star athlete
- athlete of the [year]
- [has, suffers from, got] athlete's foot
- a [fifteen]-hundred meter athlete
- the athletes [sprinted, dashed] (for the line)
'athlete' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accomplished
- around
- awe
- blight
- buff
- bulky
- champion
- cocky
- conceited
- concussion
- disabled
- dope
- embody
- endorsement
- energetic
- equal
- fired
- fleet
- foot
- full
- gather
- getaway
- giant
- gold
- handicap
- hit
- juice
- junior
- landing
- lane
- outstanding
- parallel
- past
- picture
- proven
- race
- record
- shape
- silver
- skate
- speed
- spot
- star
- start
- straight
- stroll
- super
- surpass
- ten
- urge