- category
- nounADJECTIVE▪ broad, general, large▪ narrow▪ basic▪ individual, one, single, special, specific▪
We have created a special category for part-time workers.
▪ different, discrete, distinct, separate▪ high, low▪Most of his ratings were in the highest category.
▪ important▪ high-risk▪Intravenous drug users are in a high-risk category for hepatitis C.
▪ age, ethnic (esp. AmE), gender, income, job, occupational, racial (esp. AmE), social▪ price, size, weightVERB + CATEGORY▪ be included in, belong to, come into, fall into, fit, fit into▪The cities investigated fell into two broad categories.
▪ constitute, form▪The Individualists constitute the largest category of great artists.
▪Flutes form a separate category of wind instruments.
▪ create, define, develop, establish, invent▪ distinguish, identify, recognizeCATEGORY + VERB▪ comprise sth, consist of sth, contain sth, cover sth, encompass sth, include sth▪ be based on sth▪categories based on ethnic origin
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the category, within a/the category▪He competed in the youngest age category.
▪ category of▪a higher category of prison
▪ category for▪There's a separate category for children.
PHRASES▪ be in a category (all) of its/your own, be in its/your own category (= to be unique)▪ be in the same category (as sth)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
