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Collocations for model - noun

1. copy of sth

ADJECTIVE

full-scale, scale
three-dimensional
detailed
working
clay, plastic, wooden, etc.

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VERB + model

assemble, build, construct, make

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model + NOUN

aeroplane (BrE), airplane (AmE), car, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), train

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PREPOSITION

model of
She made a fantastic clay model of her dog.

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2. type of product

ADJECTIVE

de luxe, luxury, popular
basic, standard
latest, new

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VERB + model

do, make, produce, release
They do several other models of washing machine.
Later that year, IBM released a similar model at a lower price.
sell
design, develop
recall
They're recalling their new model for modifications to the engine.

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3. example

ADJECTIVE

excellent, good
role
simple
We follow a simple accounting model.
classical, standard, traditional
the standard economic model of supply and demand
alternative
They offer an alternative model of married life.
conceptual, experimental, statistical, theoretical
explanatory
business, clinical, economic, mathematical, medical, political, scientific
computer

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VERB + model

give sb, present, propose, provide (sb with)
The tape provides a model for students to copy.
construct, develop
She developed a computer model to help farmers with pest control.
adapt, refine, simplify
copy
adopt, use
fit
The book fits the classic model of a postmodern narrative.
be based on

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model + NOUN

citizen, pupil (BrE), student (esp. AmE)
In school, he works hard and is a model student.
home (AmE)

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PREPOSITION

model of
She was a model of restraint.
model for
Successful schools must be used as models for the rest.

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4. person who models

ADJECTIVE

artist's, glamour/glamor (esp. BrE), photographic
female, male
top
catwalk (BrE), fashion, runway (AmE)

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VERB + model

photograph, pose, shoot

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model + VERB

pose for sb/sth, sit for sb/sth
The model sits for me for three hours every day.

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Collocations for model - verb

ADVERB

closely
loosely
accurately, realistically
We can accurately model the development process.
consciously, explicitly
They tried to model the election campaign consciously on Clinton's success.

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PREPOSITION

on, upon
We aim to model the system on one used in French hospitals.

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Model is used with these nouns as the object:
behaviour

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