| VERB | stative | collocate | have a strong tendency to occur side by side |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | collocate, lump, chunk | group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side |
| Meaning | Have a strong tendency to occur side by side. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The words 'new' and 'world' collocate" | |
| Broader | occur | To be found to exist |
| Meaning | group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | lump, chunk | |
| Broader | group | Arrange into a group or groups |
| Spanish | amontonar, mezclar | |
| Catalan | ajuntar, apilonar | |
| Nouns | collocation | the act of positioning close together (or side by side) |
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