Collocations for table - noun
1. piece of furniture
ADJ.
big, high, huge, large, long | little, low, small | circular, rectangular, round, square | drop-leaf, fold-away, folding, trestle
We arranged the party food on a trestle table in the garden.
We arranged the party food on a trestle table in the garden.
baize-covered, glass-topped,
white-clothed, white-napped |
white-clothed, white-napped |
glass, plastic, wooden | polished, scrubbed | ramshackle, rickety, rough | empty
We found an empty table at the back of the restaurant.
We found an empty table at the back of the restaurant.
bare | corner, window
We''ll take the corner table near the bar, please.
We''ll take the corner table near the bar, please.
dining (room), kitchen
She often does her homework at the kitchen table.
She often does her homework at the kitchen table.
breakfast, dinner, lunch
We never discuss politics at the breakfast table.
We never discuss politics at the breakfast table.
conference, negotiating
They spent hours around the negotiating table.
They spent hours around the negotiating table.
billiard, ping-pong, pool, snooker, table-tennis | makeshift
We turned the box upside down and used it as a makeshift table.
We turned the box upside down and used it as a makeshift table.
VERB + TABLE
sit around/round, sit (down) at
They were all five of them sitting round the kitchen table.
They were all five of them sitting round the kitchen table.
get up from, leave
He left the table in a hurry.
He left the table in a hurry.
lay, set
Please lay the table for six.
Please lay the table for six.
clear
You clear the table and I''ll wash the dishes.
You clear the table and I''ll wash the dishes.
book, reserve
We booked a table in our favourite restaurant for 8 p.m.
We booked a table in our favourite restaurant for 8 p.m.
TABLE + NOUN
decorations | edge
PREP.
across the ~
She leaned across the table towards him.
She leaned across the table towards him.
around/round the ~
We gathered round the table to hear his news.
We gathered round the table to hear his news.
at the ~
to sit down at the table
to sit down at the table
on the ~
She put the vase on the table.
She put the vase on the table.
over the ~
They flirted over the dinner table.
They flirted over the dinner table.
under the ~
The potato rolled under the table.
The potato rolled under the table.
PHRASES
the centre/middle of the table, the edge/end/head of the table
My father always sits at the head of the table.
My father always sits at the head of the table.
a round table discussion/meeting, round table talks
All parties took part in the round table discussions on the peace process.
All parties took part in the round table discussions on the peace process.
2. list of facts/figures
ADJ.
statistical | league
The league table shows the Danish team in first place with eight points.
The league table shows the Danish team in first place with eight points.
VERB + TABLE
compile, draw (up) | see
See Table XII for population figures.
See Table XII for population figures.
TABLE + VERB
show sth
PREP.
in a/the ~
He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table. | United are second in the table.
He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table. | United are second in the table.
PHRASES
the bottom/top of the table, mid-table
The team will be lucky to finish the season mid-table.
The team will be lucky to finish the season mid-table.