Collocations for avenue - noun
1. wide street
ADJ.
broad, wide | leafy, tree-lined
AVENUE + VERB
be lined with sth
an avenue lined with elms
an avenue lined with elms
PREP.
along, down, in, through, up an/the ~
strolling down a tree-lined avenue
strolling down a tree-lined avenue
2. way of doing/getting sth
ADJ.
possible, promising | fruitful
VERB + AVENUE
explore, pursue, try
We need to explore every possible avenue.
We need to explore every possible avenue.
exhaust
After two months of negotiations we had exhausted all avenues.
After two months of negotiations we had exhausted all avenues.
open (up), provide
AVENUE + VERB
be open to sb
There was only one avenue open to him.
There was only one avenue open to him.
PREP.
~ for
to provide a new avenue for research
to provide a new avenue for research
~ of
the two main avenues of enquiry
the two main avenues of enquiry
~ to
an avenue to success
an avenue to success