Collocations for problem - noun

acute, big, enormous, grave, great, serious
Our greatest problem is the lack of funds.

little, minor, petty | complex, complicated, difficult, knotty, thorny | growing | basic, central, main, major | common | pressing, urgent | immediate | insoluble, insuperable, insurmountable, intractable
Depression is a natural feeling if your problems seem intractable.

long-standing, long-term, perennial | practical | technical | attitude, behavioural, emotional, psychological
His teachers say he has an attitude problem.

health, physical, sexual | back, heart, knee | drink, drug | social | housing | economic, financial
They sold their car to ease their financial problems.

environmental | legal

be, pose, present (sb with)
Inadequate resources pose a problem for all members of staff.

have | bring, cause, create
Success brings its own problems. | Staff shortages cause problems for the organization.

be beset with, be confronted by/with, be dogged by, be faced with, be fraught with, confront, encounter, face, run into
He has been faced with all manner of problems in his new job. | The scheme has been fraught with problems from the start.

raise
She raised the problem of falling sales at the last meeting.

identify | consider, debate, discuss, look at/into | address, approach, attack, combat, come/get to grips with, grapple with, handle, tackle
The next meeting will address the problem of truancy.

avoid, circumvent, find a way around/round, get around/round | clear up, cure, deal with, overcome, resolve, solve
He had to undergo surgery to cure the problem with his knee.

alleviate, ease, reduce | exacerbate | analyse, explore

arise, come up, occur
problems arising from poor ventilation

exist | persist, remain
If the problem persists you should see a doctor. | The basic problem remains the lack of housing available.

confront sb, face sb | lie in sth
The problem lies in the lack of communication between managers and staff.

area | child

~ about
I didn''t imagine there would be a problem about getting tickets.

~ for
The rail strike is a problem for all commuters.

~ of
the problem of poverty

~ with
Have you got a problem with her?

an approach to a problem, the crux/heart/root of the problem
We need to get to the root of the problem before we can solve it.

a remedy/solution to a problem, the scale of a problem

complicated, difficult | easy, simple | mathematical
solving simple mathematical problems

do, find the answer to, solve
I have five problems to do for homework.

solving
This kind of activity develops the children''s problem-solving skills.