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Collocations for firm - noun

ADJECTIVE

big, large, major
medium-sized
small
well-known
successful
prestigious
established
start-up (esp. BrE)
start-up firms in the booming computer market
private
family
international, multinational
foreign
local
Boston-based, Tokyo-based, etc.
accountancy (esp. BrE), accounting (esp. AmE), audit, auditing, consulting, engineering, law, manufacturing, marketing, PR, software (esp. BrE), etc.
mail-order (esp. BrE)

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VERB + firm

establish, found, launch, set up, start, start up (esp. BrE)
She set up her own software firm.
head, head up, manage, run
merge with
They are likely to merge with a bigger firm.
acquire, buy, buy out, take over
The firm was taken over by a multinational consultancy.
close, close down
the decision to close down the firm
own
work for
join, leave
employ, hire
She hired a firm of private detectives to follow him.

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firm + VERB

be based in sth
a firm called Data Inc., based in Chicago
expand, grow
merge
compete
Local firms are finding it difficult to compete in the international market.
operate
US firms operating in China
close, close down, collapse, fail, go bust (esp. BrE), go into liquidation (esp. BrE)
The well-established firm closed down with the loss of 600 jobs.
develop sth, make sth, manufacture sth, produce sth, sell sth
specialize in sth
a firm specializing in high-tech products
employ sb, hire sb (esp. AmE)
The firm employs 85 000 people around the world.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the firm, within a/the firm
the different departments within the firm

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PHRASES

a client of a firm
a firm of accountants, consultants, solicitors, etc. (BrE)
a partner in a firm

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Collocations for firm - adj.

1. solid/strong

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem
remain, stay
Exercise is important if you want your muscles to stay firm.
make sth
Use extra stuffing to make the cushions firmer.
keep sth
exercises to keep your muscles firm

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.

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2. not likely to change

VERBS

be, sound
hold, remain, stand
Jo held firm: nothing else would do.
We stand firm on these principles.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.

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PREPOSITION

with
I have always been quite firm with my children.

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Firm is used with these nouns:
action, adherence, advocate, assurance, base, basis, belief, believer, breast, buttock, chin, commitment, conclusion, conviction, date, decision, denial, diagnosis, discipline, dough, evidence, favourite, flesh, foothold, footing, foundation, friendship, government, grasp, grip, ground, grounding, guarantee, guidance, hand, handshake, hold, idea, impression, indication, instruction, intention, jaw, leadership, line, mattress, mouth, offer, order, plan, prediction, pressure, promise, recommendation, resolution, shake, smack, stance, stand, statement, stomach, support, surface, texture, thigh, tone, tug, voice

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