Collocations for parenthesis - noun
1. (parentheses) (esp. AmE) marks around extra information in writing
→ See also bracket
VERB + PARENTHESES
enclose sth in parentheses,
give sth in parentheses,
put sth in parentheses
The prices are given in parentheses.
The prices are given in parentheses.
PREPOSITION
in parentheses,
inside parentheses,
within parentheses
The words in parentheses should be deleted.
The words in parentheses should be deleted.
outside parentheses
The numbers outside the parentheses are the sales figures.
The numbers outside the parentheses are the sales figures.
2. extra information in a sentence, etc.
ADJECTIVE
long
After a long parenthesis, she returned to the matter in hand.
After a long parenthesis, she returned to the matter in hand.
PREPOSITION
in parenthesis
I add, in parenthesis, that I doubt whether such a place exists.
I add, in parenthesis, that I doubt whether such a place exists.