Collocations for passage - noun

long, short
narrow, small
winding
connecting, side
subterranean, underground
dark
hidden, secret

clear
to clear a passage for ships through the ice

force
He forced a passage for the singer through the crowd.

lead
There was a bedroom with a small passage leading off to a bathroom.

along a/the passage, down a/the passage, through a/the passage
We ran through the dark passage.

in a/the passage, into a/the passage
Someone was waiting outside in the passage.

passage between
the passage between the two houses

passage from
There is an underground passage from the church to the house.

passage through
a narrow passage through the bushes

passage to

the end of a passage
There was a door at the end of the passage.

a maze of passages
the maze of secret passages which wound their way under the building

nasal
air
back (= rectum)

block, obstruct
clear

lengthy, long
brief, short
opening
famous, well-known
key
relevant
I'll dig out the relevant passages in St Augustine.

descriptive, expository, purple
biblical, Gospel, scriptural

cite, quote, read, recite
I have quoted this passage at length.

reread
write
interpret
translate

describe sth, illustrate sth, indicate sth, suggest sth
His writings are filled with poignant passages describing winter winds.

contain sth

in a/the passage
There's a lot of slang in this passage.

passage from
a passage from the Bible

lengthy, long
brief, short
opening
final
fast, slow
loud
quiet, soft
solo
musical
instrumental, lyrical

play

in a/the passage
passage from

rapid, speedy
slow
safe
smooth
free
The Security Council has demanded free passage for families fleeing from the fighting.

deny sb, refuse (sb)
The ship had been denied passage.

block, prevent
allow, permit
facilitate
ensure
Escort ships were needed to ensure safe passage on the seas.

mark
rituals which mark the passage of the seasons

passage across
the slow passage of a snail across the veranda

passage down
Steps cut in the hillside give walkers an easy passage down the mountain.

passage from … to …
We are not aware of our passage from consciousness to sleep.

passage into
Portugal's passage into the next round of the tournament

passage out of
a safe passage out of the war zone

passage over
State-of-the-art suspension guarantees a smooth passage over the bumpiest road.

passage through
They denied him passage through the territory.

the passage of time
The problems only got worse with the passage of time.

a rite of passage
Marriage is seen as a rite of passage.

long, short
rough
homeward, outward
If the men resigned, they had to pay their outward passages.

ocean (esp. AmE), sea (esp. BrE)

have
book, secure
She had secured passage on a ship heading for England.

work (BrE)
He worked his passage (= worked on the ship to pay for his ticket) to Australia.

during a/the passage
During the passage, she taught herself basic Arabic.

on sb's/the passage
We met him on our outward passage.

passage across
a rough passage across the Atlantic

passage to
We had a stormy passage to India.

smooth
stormy
The bill is expected to face a stormy passage in both houses.

speedy
final
Starr voted for the final passage of the bill.

begin, complete
The bill will complete its passage in November.

block
They have launched a campaign to block passage of the bill.

ensure, facilitate, secure (all esp. AmE)
He deserves credit for ensuring the passage of the Civil Rights Act.

gain, win (both AmE)
The bills did not gain passage in the Senate.

during the passage
There was much controversy during the passage of the bill.

passage through
a strategy to ensure the bill's smooth passage through Parliament