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Collocations for table - noun

1. piece of furniture

ADJECTIVE

big, high, huge, large, long
little, low, small
circular, oval, rectangular, round, square
coffee, folding, side, trestle (esp. BrE)
We arranged the party food on a trestle table on the patio.
candlelit, glass-topped, white-clothed
glass, mahogany, marble, metal, oak, oaken, plastic, steel, wooden
polished, scrubbed
rickety, rough
empty
We found an empty table at the back of the restaurant.
bare
dining, dining-room, kitchen
She often does her homework at the kitchen table.
breakfast, dinner, lunch
We never discuss politics at the breakfast table.
banquet, buffet, picnic, refreshment
cafe, cafeteria, restaurant
corner, end, window
We'll take the corner table near the bar, please.
bedside (esp. BrE), dressing, night (AmE)
writing
bargaining (esp. AmE), conference, drafting (AmE), negotiating
They spent hours around the negotiating table.
examination (BrE, AmE), examining (AmE), massage, operating
air-hockey, billiard, foosball™ (AmE), ping-pong/Ping-Pong™ (esp. AmE), pool, snooker, table-tennis (BrE)
blackjack, card, gaming, roulette
makeshift
We turned the box upside down and used it as a makeshift table.

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VERB + table

be seated around, be seated at, be seated round (esp. BrE), occupy, sit around, sit (down) at, sit round (esp. BrE)
They were all five of them sitting around the kitchen table.
lean across, lean over, reach across
get up from, leave
He left the table in a hurry.
lay (BrE), set
Please set the table for six.
clear, wipe
You clear the table and I'll wash the dishes.
book, reserve
We booked a table at the restaurant for 8 p.m.
overturn
wait tables (AmE)

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table + VERB

be piled with sth, be strewn with sth

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table + NOUN

decorations
edge, leg
mat (BrE)
cloth (usually tablecloth), linen, napkin
lamp
manners

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PREPOSITION

across the table
She leaned across the table and kissed him.
around the table, round the table (esp. BrE)
We gathered around the table to hear his news.
at the table
to sit down at the table
on the table
She put the vase on the table.
out from under the table
James crawled out from under the table.
over the table
They flirted over the dinner table.
under the table
The potato rolled under the table.

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PHRASES

the centre/center of the table, the middle of the table
My father always sits at the head of the table.
the edge of the table, the end of the table, the head of the table

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2. list of facts/figures

ADJECTIVE

statistical
league (BrE)
The league table shows the Danish team in first place with eight points.
school league tables (BrE)
multiplication, periodic

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VERB + table

compile
consult, see
See Table XII for population figures.

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table + VERB

show sth

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PREPOSITION

in a/the table
He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table.

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PHRASES

the bottom of the table, the top of the table

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Collocations for table - verb

Table is used with these nouns as the object:
amendment, motion, resolution

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