Collocations for section - noun
ADJECTIVE
opening
concluding, final, middle
following, next, subsequent
preceding, previous
large, small
Large sections of the forest have been destroyed by acid rain.
concluding, final, middle
following, next, subsequent
preceding, previous
large, small
Large sections of the forest have been destroyed by acid rain.
long,
short
a long section of roadway
a long section of roadway
main
separate, special
business, entertainment, finance, news, travel, etc. (of a newspaper, website, etc.)
biology, fiction, history, reference, etc. (in a library, bookshop/bookstore, etc.)
brass, percussion, rhythm, string, wind, woodwind (in an orchestra)
cello, horn, etc. (in an orchestra)
tail (of a plane)
separate, special
business, entertainment, finance, news, travel, etc. (of a newspaper, website, etc.)
biology, fiction, history, reference, etc. (in a library, bookshop/bookstore, etc.)
brass, percussion, rhythm, string, wind, woodwind (in an orchestra)
cello, horn, etc. (in an orchestra)
tail (of a plane)
VERB + section
dedicate,
devote
A whole section is devoted to mental illness.
A whole section is devoted to mental illness.
add,
remove
The new edition of the dictionary adds a section on phrasal verbs.
The new edition of the dictionary adds a section on phrasal verbs.
skip
I skipped the section on garden design.
I skipped the section on garden design.
divide sth into
The book is divided into chapters, sections and subsections.
The book is divided into chapters, sections and subsections.
PREPOSITION
in a/the section
You'll find the book in the music section.
You'll find the book in the music section.
in sections
The table comes in sections.
The table comes in sections.
under section
(relating to a section of a law, etc.)
The case was the first prosecution under Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
The case was the first prosecution under Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
PHRASES
a section of society
an area populated largely by the poorer sections of society
an area populated largely by the poorer sections of society