Collocations for paper - noun
1. material
ADJ.
thick, thin | see-through, transparent | plain, unlined | lined | graph, squared | A3, A4, etc. | foolscap | blank
I stared at the blank paper, not knowing how to start the letter.
I stared at the blank paper, not knowing how to start the letter.
printed
The Post Office has a special rate for printed paper.
The Post Office has a special rate for printed paper.
brown, coloured
a brown paper parcel of books
a brown paper parcel of books
greaseproof, waxed | glossy, shiny | scrap, waste
I made some notes on a piece of scrap paper.
I made some notes on a piece of scrap paper.
computer, typing | writing | blotting | tracing | wrapping | cr
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pe | tissue | photographic | filter | kitchen | toilet | cigarette
a packet of cigarette papers
a packet of cigarette papers
QUANT.
bit, piece, scrap, sheet, slip, strip
I scribbled down his number on a scrap of paper.
I scribbled down his number on a scrap of paper.
roll
a roll of kitchen paper
a roll of kitchen paper
side
The essay filled seven sides of A4 paper.
The essay filled seven sides of A4 paper.
VERB + PAPER
fold
Fold the paper in half.
Fold the paper in half.
shred, tear | crumple (up), screw up
I screwed up the paper and threw it in the bin.
I screwed up the paper and threw it in the bin.
recycle | wrap sth in
PAPER + VERB
be strewn
There was paper strewn all over the floor.
There was paper strewn all over the floor.
PREP.
on ~
I''ve had nothing on paper (= in writing) to say that I''ve been accepted.
I''ve had nothing on paper (= in writing) to say that I''ve been accepted.
PHRASES
put pen to paper
I''ve thought about what I''m going to write, but I haven''t yet put pen to paper.
I''ve thought about what I''m going to write, but I haven''t yet put pen to paper.
a waste of paper
This report is a waste of paper.
This report is a waste of paper.
2. newspaper
ADJ.
daily, evening, morning, Sunday, weekly | today''s, yesterday''s | independent, left-wing, right-wing | local, national | broadsheet, quality | tabloid
QUANT.
copy
Have you got a copy of yesterday''s paper?
Have you got a copy of yesterday''s paper?
edition
today''s edition of the paper
today''s edition of the paper
VERB + PAPER
buy, get, take
Do you take a daily paper?
Do you take a daily paper?
flick through, read
What paper do you usually read?
What paper do you usually read?
print, produce, publish | edit, write for/in | appear in | get into
The story got into the papers.
The story got into the papers.
PAPER + VERB
come out
The paper comes out every Saturday.
The paper comes out every Saturday.
PAPER + NOUN
shop | boy, girl | round
PREP.
in a/the ~
I read about his arrest in the papers.
I read about his arrest in the papers.
on a/the ~
She got a job on the local paper.
She got a job on the local paper.
3. (usually ‘papers’) official document
ADJ.
commercial | necessary | official | identity | personal, private | ballot
QUANT.
pile, sheaf
VERB + PAPER
show
Be prepared to show your identity papers at the border.
Be prepared to show your identity papers at the border.
4. exam
ADJ.
exam, examination, question, test | written
I did well on the oral but not on the written paper.
I did well on the oral but not on the written paper.
English, geography, etc.
VERB + PAPER
do, sit, take | set
The exam papers are set by experienced teachers.
The exam papers are set by experienced teachers.
mark | turn over
You may now turn over your papers.
You may now turn over your papers.
PREP.
in a/the ~
the questions in the physics paper
the questions in the physics paper
on a/the ~
You must not write on the question paper.
You must not write on the question paper.
5. piece of writing on a specialist subject
ADJ.
draft | consultation, consultative, discussion, position, working | research, scientific
VERB + PAPER
deliver, give, present, put forward, read | draft, prepare, produce, write | issue, publish, release
PAPER + VERB
consider sth, deal with sth, focus on/upon sth, look at sth
The paper looks at the future of primary school education.
The paper looks at the future of primary school education.
argue sth, propose sth | demonstrate sth | describe sth, outline sth, present sth | be called sth, be entitled sth
PREP.
in a/the ~
Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper ‘On Narcissism’.
Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper ‘On Narcissism’.
~ on
a paper on the development of the novel
a paper on the development of the novel