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Collocations for volume - noun

1. amount of space

ADJECTIVE

total
the total volume of the containers
interior, internal

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VERB + volume

calculate, measure

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PREPOSITION

by volume
They sell screws and nails by volume.
in volume
two gallons in volume

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2. quantity of sth

ADJECTIVE

sheer
The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering.
considerable, enormous, great, heavy, high, huge, large, substantial, vast
increased
increasing
low, small
decreased, reduced
overall
production, sales
traffic

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VERB + volume

increase
decrease, reduce
double in, grow in, increase in, rise in
Sales have doubled in volume.
decrease in, fall in
determine, estimate

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volume + VERB

double, grow, increase, rise
Sales volume has doubled since 1999.
decrease, fall
exceed sth

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3. strength of sound that sth makes

ADJECTIVE

high, loud
full, maximum
low

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VERB + volume

increase, turn up
decrease, lower, turn down
grow in, increase in, rise in
decrease in, fall in

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volume + NOUN

control, dial, knob, setting
the volume control on the television

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PREPOSITION

at … volume
The car stereo was on at full volume.
volume on
the volume on the stereo

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4. book

ADJECTIVE

bound, leather-bound
a library full of bound volumes
companion
a companion volume to the one on African wildlife
rare
Only a library would have this rare volume.
huge, large, massive, substantial, thick
slender, slim, small
handsome
dusty
old
single
separate
edited
published
first, second, etc.
final
forthcoming

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… OF VOLUMES

series

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VERB + volume

edit, illustrate, publish, write
read

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PREPOSITION

in a/the volume
Her poems are now available in a single volume.
volume of
a volume of short stories
volume on
a volume on ancient history

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PHRASES

run to five, several, etc. volumes
The encyclopedia is a huge work, running to 20 volumes.

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