Collocations for neighbourhood - noun
ADJECTIVE
friendly,
nice
safe
quiet
vibrant
bad, dangerous, rough, tough
I lived in a tough neighbourhood.
safe
quiet
vibrant
bad, dangerous, rough, tough
I lived in a tough neighbourhood.
crime-ridden
affluent, respectable, upscale (AmE), wealthy
depressed, disadvantaged, impoverished, low-income, poor, run-down
downtown (AmE), inner-city, suburban, urban
immediate, local, nearby, surrounding
They often got together with other parents in the local neighbourhood.
affluent, respectable, upscale (AmE), wealthy
depressed, disadvantaged, impoverished, low-income, poor, run-down
downtown (AmE), inner-city, suburban, urban
immediate, local, nearby, surrounding
They often got together with other parents in the local neighbourhood.
residential
middle-class, working-class
good, great
ethnic, minority
diverse
gay
a bar located in the middle of Chicago's gay neighbourhood
middle-class, working-class
good, great
ethnic, minority
diverse
gay
a bar located in the middle of Chicago's gay neighbourhood
Asian,
black,
Latino,
white,
etc.
real (esp. AmE)
The place feels like a real neighbourhood.
real (esp. AmE)
The place feels like a real neighbourhood.
entire,
whole
Before long the whole neighbourhood knew about it.
Before long the whole neighbourhood knew about it.
segregated
historic
historic
VERB + neighbourhood/neighborhood
build,
create,
establish
Our health depends on creating neighbourhoods that are conducive to walking.
Our health depends on creating neighbourhoods that are conducive to walking.
move into
A lot of new families have moved into the neighbourhood.
A lot of new families have moved into the neighbourhood.
improve,
revitalize,
transform
destroy
the criminals who are destroying our neighbourhood
destroy
the criminals who are destroying our neighbourhood
visit
Tourists rarely visit that neighbourhood.
Tourists rarely visit that neighbourhood.
explore
canvass (esp. AmE)
patrol
They hired a private police force to patrol the neighbourhood.
canvass (esp. AmE)
patrol
They hired a private police force to patrol the neighbourhood.
roam,
wander
stray dogs who roam the neighbourhood
stray dogs who roam the neighbourhood
populate
a neighbourhood populated mainly by Mexican Americans
a neighbourhood populated mainly by Mexican Americans
neighbourhood/neighborhood + NOUN
resident
boy, children, kid (informal)
bully
leader
community
association, council, group, organization
watch (= an arrangement by which people watch each other's houses to prevent crime)
police, policing
cat, dog
bar, pub (BrE), restaurant, school, shop (esp. BrE), store (AmE), etc.
centre/center
park
street
party (esp. AmE)
She volunteered to make a potato salad for the neighbourhood party.
boy, children, kid (informal)
bully
leader
community
association, council, group, organization
watch (= an arrangement by which people watch each other's houses to prevent crime)
police, policing
cat, dog
bar, pub (BrE), restaurant, school, shop (esp. BrE), store (AmE), etc.
centre/center
park
street
party (esp. AmE)
She volunteered to make a potato salad for the neighbourhood party.
PREPOSITION
around the neighbourhood,
round the neighbourhood
(esp. BrE)
There were various parks around the neighbourhood.
We used to ride bikes around the neighbourhood.
There were various parks around the neighbourhood.
We used to ride bikes around the neighbourhood.
in a/the neighbourhood
There was a large school in the neighbourhood.
There was a large school in the neighbourhood.
outside a/the neighbourhood
It was a car from outside the immediate neighbourhood.
It was a car from outside the immediate neighbourhood.
Neighbourhood/neighborhood is used before these nouns:
restaurant, shopping centre, supermarket, warden
restaurant, shopping centre, supermarket, warden
Neighbourhood/neighborhood is used after these nouns:
immigrant, minority, slum
immigrant, minority, slum