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Collocations for engineer - noun

1. designs/builds engines, roads, etc.

ADJECTIVE

chief
chartered (BrE), qualified, skilled, trained
You need the advice of a qualified engineer.
consultant, consulting
aeronautical, aerospace, aircraft, flight
automotive (esp. AmE)
electrical, electronics
computer, software
recording, sound
manufacturing (esp. AmE)
civil, highway, mining, railway (BrE), structural
city
design, production
project
agricultural, chemical, marine, mechanical

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engineer + VERB

build sth, design sth, develop sth
engineers who designed and built advanced military aircraft

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2. repairs machines/equipment

ADJECTIVE

qualified, skilled, trained
maintenance (esp. BrE), service, support
We were on the phone with a technical support engineer.
heating, lighting, telephone (all BrE)

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VERB + engineer

call in, call out (both BrE)

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Collocations for engineer - verb

1. manage to arrange sth

ADVERB

brilliantly, carefully, deliberately
She carefully engineered a meeting with the chairman.

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VERB + engineer

seek to, try to

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2. design and build sth

ADVERB

carefully, finely, precisely
superbly, well
The car is superbly engineered and a pleasure to drive.
specially, specifically (esp. AmE)
This heavier-weight paper is specifically engineered for inkjet printing.
socially
genetically
genetically engineered plants

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Engineer is used with these nouns as the object:
coup

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