Collocations for valuable - adj.
1. worth a lot of money
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
commercially, economically
commercially valuable expertise
commercially, economically
commercially valuable expertise
2. very useful
VERBS
be,
prove,
seem
become
remain
make sb/sth
They have skills and qualities which make them highly valuable.
become
remain
make sb/sth
They have skills and qualities which make them highly valuable.
consider sth
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
enormously, especially, exceptionally, highly, immensely, incredibly, most, particularly, tremendously, truly
uniquely
increasingly
equally
The subject could be equally valuable for scientists.
enormously, especially, exceptionally, highly, immensely, incredibly, most, particularly, tremendously, truly
uniquely
increasingly
equally
The subject could be equally valuable for scientists.
intrinsically
The Romantics believed that the life of the imagination was intrinsically valuable.
The Romantics believed that the life of the imagination was intrinsically valuable.
potentially
scientifically, socially
ecologically valuable species
scientifically, socially
ecologically valuable species
PREPOSITION
as
The survey was valuable as an indicator of local opinion.
The survey was valuable as an indicator of local opinion.
for
Good eyesight is a quality which is extremely valuable for a hunting animal.
Good eyesight is a quality which is extremely valuable for a hunting animal.
to
documents that are enormously valuable to historians
documents that are enormously valuable to historians
Valuable is used with these nouns:
addition, advice, aid, ally, antique, asset, assistance, cargo, clue, collection, comment, commodity, contact, contribution, contributor, employee, evidence, exercise, experience, feedback, function, gift, guidance, guide, help, idea, indicator, information, insight, instrument, item, lesson, library, painting, possession, resource, role, service, source, suggestion, supplement, tool, treasure, work
addition, advice, aid, ally, antique, asset, assistance, cargo, clue, collection, comment, commodity, contact, contribution, contributor, employee, evidence, exercise, experience, feedback, function, gift, guidance, guide, help, idea, indicator, information, insight, instrument, item, lesson, library, painting, possession, resource, role, service, source, suggestion, supplement, tool, treasure, work