decade

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ current, present

▪ coming, ensuing, following, next

▪ last, past, preceding, previous, recent

▪ closing, early

▪

the early decades of the 19th century

▪ intervening

▪ entire, full, whole

▪

almost a full decade of unparalleled economic growth

▪ post-war

VERB + DECADE

▪ spend

▪

Hines has spent the last decade in Austin, Texas.

▪ span

▪

a career spanning four decades

▪ enter

▪

Now entering her fourth decade, the singer is living alone in New York.

DECADE + VERB

▪ elapse, go by, pass

▪

This decade has passed uneventfully.

▪ begin, open, start

▪

This decade began badly for us.

▪ close, end

▪ see sth, witness sth

▪

The past decade has seen a huge rise in the number of broadband users.

PREPOSITION

▪ during a/the decade, in a/the decade, over a/the decade, throughout a/the decade

▪ for a/the decade

▪ within a/the decade