college

college
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ community, local
▪ private, public (AmE), state (esp. AmE)
▪ Christian, Ivy League, junior, liberal arts (all AmE)
▪ City Technology College (abbreviated to CTC), further education (abbreviated to FE college), sixth-form, tertiary, tutorial (all BrE)
▪ university (esp. BrE)
▪ military, police, secretarial, teachers (AmE), teacher-training (BrE), technical, training (esp. BrE)
▪ agricultural, art, music, sports, veterinary
▪ Bible (AmE), theological (esp. BrE)
VERB + COLLEGE
▪ attend, go to
▪ enter, start
▪ forgo (AmE), skip
▪ drop out of, flunk out of (AmE), quit (AmE)
▪ finish, graduate (AmE), graduate from, leave
▪

After graduating (from) college, I landed a job in marketing.

COLLEGE + VERB
▪ offer sth, run sth
▪

The college runs a course for would-be arts administrators.

▪ attract sb
▪ employ sb
▪ graduate sb (AmE)
▪

The college graduated 50 students last year.

COLLEGE + NOUN
▪ administrator, faculty (AmE), lecturer (esp. BrE), professor (esp. AmE), staff, teacher
▪

the college staff (= all the people who work there) (BrE)

▪

the college staff (= all the people who work there apart from those who teach) (AmE)

▪ chancellor (esp. AmE), dean, president (AmE), principal (BrE)
▪ boy, dropout, girl (esp. AmE), graduate, kid (informal), student
▪ freshman (esp. AmE), junior (AmE), senior (AmE), sophomore (AmE)
▪ buddy (informal), mate (BrE, informal), room-mate
▪ fraternity (AmE)
▪ building, campus
▪ chapel, library, room
▪ accommodation (BrE), dorm (AmE, informal), dormitory (AmE)
▪ class (AmE), course, degree, education
▪ credits (AmE)
▪ admissions, application, enrolment/enrollment
▪ graduation
▪

college graduation exercises (AmE)

▪ fees (BrE), tuition (AmE)
▪ loan
▪ life
▪ athletics (AmE), sports
▪ basketball, football, etc.
▪ bookstore (esp. AmE)
▪ team
PREPOSITION
▪ at college
▪

She's away at college in Virginia.

▪

I got interested in politics when I was at college. (BrE)

▪ in college
▪

Not all the lecturers are in college at any one time. (BrE)

▪

I got interested in politics when I was in college. (AmE)

▪ to college
▪

He's hoping to go to college next year.

▪ college of
▪

a college of education


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Synonyms:
(of persons engaged in common pursuits), , , , , / (of the highest class) /


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  • College — • The word college, from the Latin collegium, originally signified a community, a corporation, an organized society, a body of colleagues, or a society of persons engaged in some common pursuit Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. College… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • collège — [ kɔlɛʒ ] n. m. • 1308; lat. collegium « groupement, confrérie », de collega → collègue 1 ♦ Corps de personnes revêtues d une même dignité, de fonctions sacrées. Antiq. Le collège des augures. Mod. Collège de chanoines (chapitre). Collège… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • College — Collège Collège de Keighley, West Yorkshire, Royaume Uni Un collège peut désigner un groupe de personnes partageant une même caractéristique ou un établissement d enseignement. Sommaire 1 O …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Collége — Collège Collège de Keighley, West Yorkshire, Royaume Uni Un collège peut désigner un groupe de personnes partageant une même caractéristique ou un établissement d enseignement. Sommaire 1 O …   Wikipédia en Français

  • college — COLLEGE. s. m. (On pron. Colége.) Certain Corps ou Compagnie de personnes notables qui sont en même dignité. Le Collége des Cardinaux, ou le Sacré Collége. Le Collége des Electeurs, des Princes, des Villes de l Empire. Le Collége des Secrétaires… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • college — COLLEGE. s. m. Certain Corps ou Compagnie de personnes notables qui sont de mesme dignité. Illustre College. celebre College. le Sacré College des Cardinaux, ou absolument, le Sacré College. le College des Electeurs, des Princes, des Villes de l… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • College — Col lege, n. [F. coll[ e]ge, L. collegium, fr. collega colleague. See {Colleague}.] 1. A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • college — has many long established meanings: (1) a body of officials, membership of which is a privilege or honour, e.g. College of Cardinals, College of Arms, College of Physicians, etc., (2) an establishment for further education, normally part of a… …   Modern English usage

  • college — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. koledż] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż III, D. collegege u; lm D. collegege ów {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} w USA: samodzielna szkoła wyższa działająca przy uniwersytecie lub należąca do… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • college — [käl′ij] n. [ME & OFr < L collegium, community, society, guild, fraternity < collega: see COLLEAGUE] 1. an association of individuals having certain powers and duties, and engaged in some common pursuit [the electoral college] 2. [orig.… …   English World dictionary

  • College — College; college; in·ter·college; sub·college; …   English syllables

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