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Collocations for document - noun

1. official paper/book

ADJ.

important, key, seminal
one of the key documents in this case | relevant | large, lengthy, long,
weighty | brief, short |
10-page, etc. | complete, entire,
whole
This statement must be understood in the context of the entire document.
summary | detailed | draft | revised | final | original
The original document has been lost or destroyed.
electronic, paper, printed, written | published, unpublished | enclosed
Please sign the enclosed document and return it to me.
single
A constitution need not be a single document.
classified, confidential, privileged
(law),
(top) secret | private | public | available
Documents will be available at the news conference.
internal
details of internal UN documents
approved, signed | unsigned | authentic, genuine | forged | disclosed, leaked | government, legal, official | policy, strategy | travel
Keep your travel documents in a secure place.
registration
a car''s registration document
contract, offer, tender
(all business) He has promised to post a formal offer document to shareholders by Monday.
briefing | consultation, consultative, discussion, proposal, working
a working document in the discussions for a final treaty
basic, framework | guidance | supporting | (legally) binding
A document signed abroad is as legally binding as one signed at home.
constitutional, contractual | historical

QUANT.

copy

VERB + DOCUMENT

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

DOCUMENT + VERB

be concerned with sth, 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
aim at sth, envisage sth, seek sth
documents aimed at stimulating discussion
reveal sth, show sth | purport sth
Documents leaked to this newspaper purport to reveal that radioactive waste is being illegally dumped on the site.
summarize sth | confirm sth | be agreed (on/upon)
a document agreed with the District Council
be called sth, be entitled sth, be headed sth, be known as sth
a document entitled ‘Guidelines for Good Practice’
be written
The document is written in Chinese.
exist
No other genuine document exists.
date back from/to … , be dated …
documents dating back to the 1920s | The document is dated 775.

PREP.

according to a/the ~
According to leaked cabinet documents, no compensation would be paid.
in a/the ~
He particularly criticized the terminology in the document.
throughout a/the ~
There is a disclaimer throughout the official documents.
~ about/concerning
a document concerning arbitration procedures in Cairo
~ of
a document of 2,000 words a document of 1999 Her journal is an important document of Victorian rural life
~ on
a government document on transport policy

PHRASES

a draft/version of a document

2. computer file

ADJ.

active, current
Highlight a passage in the active document and click on the print icon.
printed

VERB + DOCUMENT

open | close | display
to display documents on screen
retrieve | scroll through
Scroll through the document using the slider bar on the right of the window.
search
a software tool for searching documents and retrieving information
create
To create a new document, select New from the File menu.
edit | save
Save the document before closing.
format | spell check | send
Send and receive documents at the click of a button.
receive | print (out)

PREP.

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

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