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Collocations for document - noun

1. official paper/book

ADJECTIVE

important, key
one of the key documents in this case
relevant
lengthy, long
brief, short
10-page, etc.
complete, entire, whole
This statement must be understood in the context of the entire document.
detailed
draft
revised
final
original
The original document has been lost or destroyed.
paper, printed, written
published, unpublished
attached, enclosed
Please sign the enclosed document and return it to me.
single
A constitution need not be a single document.
classified, confidential, privileged (law), secret, sensitive, top-secret
private
declassified, public
available
Documents will be available at the news conference.
internal
details of internal UN documents
signed, unsigned
disclosed (esp. BrE), leaked
incriminating
authentic, genuine
fake, false, forged, fraudulent (esp. AmE), phoney/phony (esp. AmE)
court, government, legal, official
policy, strategy
travel
Keep your travel documents in a secure place.
registration (esp. BrE)
the car's registration document (BrE)
contract, offer (BrE), tender (BrE)
He has promised to send out a formal offer document to shareholders by Monday.
briefing
consultation (BrE), consultative (BrE), discussion, planning, working
The Department issued a consultation document.
a working document in the discussions for a final treaty
basic, framework (esp. BrE)
guidance
supporting
binding, contractual (BrE)
A document signed in another country is as legally binding as one signed at home.
constitutional, founding (esp. AmE)
The 1840 treaty is widely regarded as New Zealand's founding document.
historical

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… OF DOCUMENT

copy

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VERB + document

draft, draw up, prepare, produce
The government has produced an important new policy document.
type, write
revise
disclose (law), issue, publish, release
a consultative document issued by the Department
declassify
obtain, receive
file
Copies of the relevant documents must be filed at court.
hand sb, hand over, present, submit
Supporting documents must be submitted to the supervisory authority.
produce, show
He was unable to produce the document that he claimed would prove his case.
circulate, send, send out
leak
documents leaked from the government to the press
destroy
He was trying to destroy documents that testified to his guilt.
go through, read, read through
Go through the document checking for errors.
search through
I had to search through 4 000 documents to find the information I needed.
consider, examine, study
review (esp. AmE)
adopt, approve, execute (law), sign
The conference adopted a document on minority rights.
authenticate
forge
refer to
attach, enclose
The relevant documents are enclosed for your information.
scan
Existing paper documents could be scanned into a computer.

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document + VERB

concern sth, deal with sth, focus on sth, relate to sth
contain sth, cover sth, include sth
documents covering various points of concern
refer to sth
acknowledge sth, describe sth, detail sth, explain sth, indicate sth, list sth, note sth, outline sth, record sth, say sth, set out sth, state sth, tell sb sth
The document says they are against tax rebates.
call for sth, propose sth, suggest sth
a document calling for a ceasefire
reveal sth, show sth
summarize sth
confirm sth
be called sth, be entitled sth, be headed sth
a document entitled ‘Guidelines for Good Practice’
be written
The document is written in Chinese.
be dated …, date back to …, date from …
documents dating back to the 1920s
The document is dated 775.

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PREPOSITION

according to a/the document
According to leaked cabinet documents, no compensation would be paid.
in a/the document
He particularly criticized the terminology in the document.
throughout a/the document
There is a disclaimer throughout the official documents.
document about, document concerning
a document concerning arbitration procedures in Cairo
document of
a document of 2 000 words
Her journal is an important document of 19th-century rural life
document on
a government document on education policy

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PHRASES

a draft of a document, a version of a document
the authenticity of a document
There is little reason to doubt the authenticity of this document.

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2. computer file

ADJECTIVE

electronic
printed
HTML, XML, etc.
hypertext, text
new
I saved my work and opened a new document.
saved
active, current
Highlight a passage in the active document and click on the print icon.

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VERB + document

close, open
display
to display documents on screen
view
retrieve
download
scroll through
Scroll through the document using the scroll bar.
search
a software tool for searching documents
create, generate
To create a new document, select New from the File menu.
edit
save
Save the document before closing.
format
spellcheck
receive, send
Send and receive documents at the click of a button.
print, print out
attach

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PREPOSITION

in a/the document
Cut and paste is used to move text to a new place in the document.

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Collocations for document - verb

Document is used with these nouns as the subject:
photograph, report, study

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Document is used with these nouns as the object:
change, effect, history, instance, occurrence

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