Collocations for article - noun
1. piece of writing
ADJECTIVE
brilliant,
excellent,
fascinating,
good,
great,
informative,
insightful,
interesting,
must-read (informal, esp. AmE),
thoughtful,
thought-provoking
well-researched, well-written
influential, major, seminal
controversial, critical, provocative
in-depth
lengthy
brief, short
timely (esp. AmE)
news
feature, front-page, lead, leading, op-ed (AmE), review
A leading article in ‘The Times’ accused the minister of lying.
well-researched, well-written
influential, major, seminal
controversial, critical, provocative
in-depth
lengthy
brief, short
timely (esp. AmE)
news
feature, front-page, lead, leading, op-ed (AmE), review
A leading article in ‘The Times’ accused the minister of lying.
occasional
(= not part of a series)
It was her job to commission occasional articles.
It was her job to commission occasional articles.
follow-up,
related
accompanying
how-to (esp. AmE)
The magazine includes a how-to article on building a greenhouse.
accompanying
how-to (esp. AmE)
The magazine includes a how-to article on building a greenhouse.
published
academic, scholarly, scientific
peer-reviewed
journal, magazine, newspaper, press
online
academic, scholarly, scientific
peer-reviewed
journal, magazine, newspaper, press
online
VERB + article
author (formal),
co-author,
do,
pen,
write
I'm doing an article about ways of preventing pollution.
I'm doing an article about ways of preventing pollution.
research
commission
adapt
edit
excerpt (AmE)
an article excerpted from ‘CAD Principles’
commission
adapt
edit
excerpt (AmE)
an article excerpted from ‘CAD Principles’
contribute,
email,
submit
post
read, see
Did you see the article on China in today's paper?
post
read, see
Did you see the article on China in today's paper?
cite,
quote,
reference
review
carry, feature, print, publish, reprint, run
The magazine refused to print his article.
review
carry, feature, print, publish, reprint, run
The magazine refused to print his article.
clip (AmE),
clip out (esp. AmE),
cut out
He always clips and saves articles about people he knows.
He always clips and saves articles about people he knows.
article + VERB
appear
The article appears in this week's edition of ‘Time’.
The article appears in this week's edition of ‘Time’.
contain sth,
feature sth
The article contains a good deal of information about the software.
The article contains a good deal of information about the software.
describe sth,
detail sth,
explain sth,
mention sth,
outline sth,
point sth out,
present sth,
report sth,
reveal sth,
say sth,
state sth,
talk about sth
demonstrate sth, illustrate sth, indicate sth, show sth
address sth, analyse/analyze sth, deal with sth, discuss sth, examine sth, explore sth, focus on sth, look at sth
The article looks at two questions.
demonstrate sth, illustrate sth, indicate sth, show sth
address sth, analyse/analyze sth, deal with sth, discuss sth, examine sth, explore sth, focus on sth, look at sth
The article looks at two questions.
emphasize sth,
highlight sth
review sth
allege sth, argue sth, assert sth, claim sth, imply sth, suggest sth
propose sth
attack sb/sth, criticize sb/sth
cite sb/sth, quote sb/sth
conclude sth
review sth
allege sth, argue sth, assert sth, claim sth, imply sth, suggest sth
propose sth
attack sb/sth, criticize sb/sth
cite sb/sth, quote sb/sth
conclude sth
PREPOSITION
in an/the article
She admitted she was wrong in an article in the newspaper.
She admitted she was wrong in an article in the newspaper.
article about,
article on
an article on the dangers of sunbathing
an article on the dangers of sunbathing
article by
an article about wine by Alison Waters
an article about wine by Alison Waters
PHRASES
an article called sth,
an article entitled sth,
an article headed sth,
an article headlined sth,
an article titled sth
(esp. AmE)
an article entitled ‘Think Yourself Thin’
an article entitled ‘Think Yourself Thin’
2. part of law
VERB + article
be in breach of (esp. BrE),
breach (esp. BrE),
contravene (esp. BrE),
infringe (BrE),
violate
The actions of the organization violate Article 12 of the treaty.
The actions of the organization violate Article 12 of the treaty.
article + VERB
provide sth (formal),
specify sth,
state sth
Article 10 provides that all businesses must be registered correctly.
Article 10 provides that all businesses must be registered correctly.
PREPOSITION
under an/the article
The judge ordered the child's return home under Article 12 of the Convention.
The judge ordered the child's return home under Article 12 of the Convention.
PHRASES
the terms of an article
The terms of Article 3 will be changed by the new government.
The terms of Article 3 will be changed by the new government.
3. thing
ADJECTIVE
finished
The finished article takes two months to manufacture.
The finished article takes two months to manufacture.
the genuine
Fake designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuine article.
Fake designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuine article.
offending
household, toilet
household, toilet