Collocations for mission - noun
1. important task
ADJ.
joint
a joint Anglo-American mission
a joint Anglo-American mission
secret | dangerous | suicide | fact-finding |
reconnaissance | bombing, combat, military | mercy, (search and) rescue | peacekeeping | diplomatic
reconnaissance | bombing, combat, military | mercy, (search and) rescue | peacekeeping | diplomatic
VERB + MISSION
carry out, conduct, go on, undertake | accomplish, complete
Our mission accomplished, we headed for home.
Our mission accomplished, we headed for home.
dispatch sb on, give, send sb on
sending an aid team on a mercy mission to the earthquake zone
sending an aid team on a mercy mission to the earthquake zone
abandon, abort (especially of military missions)
The captain instructed them to abort the mission.
The captain instructed them to abort the mission.
fly (on) (used of military planes)
He flew a total of 41 missions over Britain.
He flew a total of 41 missions over Britain.
MISSION + VERB
end in failure, fail
Their mission ended in failure.
Their mission ended in failure.
be a success, succeed
PREP.
on a/the ~
He was often out of the office on various missions.
He was often out of the office on various missions.
PHRASES
mission impossible
Many regard his task as mission impossible.
Many regard his task as mission impossible.
2. team sent to perform a task
ADJ.
diplomatic, military, trade
VERB + MISSION
establish, set up | send
PREP.
~ to
The US is sending a trade mission to China.
The US is sending a trade mission to China.
3. space journey
ADJ.
shuttle, space, spacecraft | manned
VERB + MISSION
go on, make
He''s been on several shuttle missions over the last decade.
He''s been on several shuttle missions over the last decade.
abort
MISSION + NOUN
control
The spacecraft lost contact with mission control.
The spacecraft lost contact with mission control.
PREP.
on a/the ~
experiments conducted on a space mission
experiments conducted on a space mission
~ to
a successful spacecraft mission to Venus
a successful spacecraft mission to Venus
4. special aim
VERB + MISSION
have
He now has a mission in life: to expand the horizons of those around him.
He now has a mission in life: to expand the horizons of those around him.
PHRASES
a man/woman with a mission
You can tell by the determined way he talks that he is a man with a mission.
You can tell by the determined way he talks that he is a man with a mission.
a sense of mission
A powerful sense of mission underpins everything he does.
A powerful sense of mission underpins everything he does.
5. place where people work to help others
ADJ.
Christian
VERB + MISSION
establish, found | run
MISSION + NOUN
work | hospital, school