Collocations for office - noun
1. room/building where work is done
ADJECTIVE
big,
huge,
large,
spacious
cramped, small, tiny
plush
high-rise
London has relatively few high-rise office buildings compared to cities in the US.
cramped, small, tiny
plush
high-rise
London has relatively few high-rise office buildings compared to cities in the US.
five-storey/five-story,
ten-storey/ten-story,
etc.
glass-fronted (esp. BrE), glass-walled (esp. AmE)
busy
open-plan
corner
back, front
air-conditioned
paperless
permanent, temporary
The company set up its first permanent offices in Manhattan.
glass-fronted (esp. BrE), glass-walled (esp. AmE)
busy
open-plan
corner
back, front
air-conditioned
paperless
permanent, temporary
The company set up its first permanent offices in Manhattan.
private
The prime minister arranged a meeting in his private office.
The prime minister arranged a meeting in his private office.
central,
head,
main,
national
corporate, executive
area, branch, county, district, field (esp. AmE), local, overseas, regional, satellite
congressional, federal
council (esp. BrE), government, state
administrative, editorial, press, sales, etc.
newspaper
medical (AmE)
dentist's, doctor's, nurse's, physician's, surgeon's, etc. (all AmE)
corporate, executive
area, branch, county, district, field (esp. AmE), local, overseas, regional, satellite
congressional, federal
council (esp. BrE), government, state
administrative, editorial, press, sales, etc.
newspaper
medical (AmE)
dentist's, doctor's, nurse's, physician's, surgeon's, etc. (all AmE)
VERB + office
manage,
run
come to, go to
arrive at, get to
leave
What time do you usually leave the office?
come to, go to
arrive at, get to
leave
What time do you usually leave the office?
come into,
go into
I sometimes go into the office on Saturdays when we're busy.
I sometimes go into the office on Saturdays when we're busy.
call,
contact,
reach
You can contact our sales office at this number.
You can contact our sales office at this number.
establish,
open
We plan to open a New York office in the near future.
We plan to open a New York office in the near future.
close
office + NOUN
job,
work
hours
Call this number outside normal office hours.
hours
Call this number outside normal office hours.
colleague,
staff,
worker
life
gossip, politics
party
We have an office party every Christmas.
life
gossip, politics
party
We have an office party every Christmas.
administrator,
assistant,
cleaner (esp. BrE),
clerk,
manager
boy, girl, junior (BrE)
chair, computer, desk, door, equipment, furniture, software, stationery (esp. BrE), supplies
system, technology
environment
Working in a busy office environment can be stressful.
boy, girl, junior (BrE)
chair, computer, desk, door, equipment, furniture, software, stationery (esp. BrE), supplies
system, technology
environment
Working in a busy office environment can be stressful.
accommodation (BrE),
area,
block (BrE),
building,
complex,
development,
park,
premises (BrE),
space,
suite,
tower
The old warehouses have been redeveloped as office buildings.
The old warehouses have been redeveloped as office buildings.
facilities,
services
The hotel provides office facilities such as computers and faxes.
The hotel provides office facilities such as computers and faxes.
expenses
administration, management
skills
procedures
visit (AmE)
the bill from an office visit to the doctor
administration, management
skills
procedures
visit (AmE)
the bill from an office visit to the doctor
PREPOSITION
at the office
I sometimes have to stay late at the office.
I sometimes have to stay late at the office.
in the office
I'm sorry, Mr Anders is not in the office today.
I'm sorry, Mr Anders is not in the office today.
2. official position
ADJECTIVE
high,
important
minor
lucrative
elected, elective
national, public
ecclesiastical, judicial, ministerial (esp. BrE), political
minor
lucrative
elected, elective
national, public
ecclesiastical, judicial, ministerial (esp. BrE), political
VERB + office
run for,
stand for
(BrE)
He ran for office in the last presidential election.
He ran for office in the last presidential election.
seek
She has never sought public office.
She has never sought public office.
hold,
remain in,
retain,
stay in
The president holds office for a period of four years.
The president holds office for a period of four years.
be appointed to,
be elected to
be re-elected to, be returned to
The government was returned to office by a large majority.
be re-elected to, be returned to
The government was returned to office by a large majority.
win
assume, be sworn into, come into, come to, enter, take, take up (esp. BrE)
Mr Martens was sworn into office as prime minister in March.
The party took office in 1997.
assume, be sworn into, come into, come to, enter, take, take up (esp. BrE)
Mr Martens was sworn into office as prime minister in March.
The party took office in 1997.
give up,
leave,
lose,
relinquish,
resign from,
retire from,
vacate
be driven from, be forced from, be forced out of, be removed from, be suspended from (esp. BrE), be turned out of
be driven from, be forced from, be forced out of, be removed from, be suspended from (esp. BrE), be turned out of
PREPOSITION
in office
The government seemed likely to remain in office for the next five years.
The government seemed likely to remain in office for the next five years.
out of office
The party has broken all the promises it made when out of office.
The party has broken all the promises it made when out of office.
PHRASES
a candidate for office
duties of the office
an office of state
the three great offices of state: the prime minister, the chancellor and the foreign secretary (BrE)
duties of the office
an office of state
the three great offices of state: the prime minister, the chancellor and the foreign secretary (BrE)
a term of office
to be re-elected for a second term of office
to be re-elected for a second term of office