- education
- nounADJECTIVE▪ decent, excellent, first-class, good, high-quality, quality, well-rounded▪ poor▪ compulsory▪ formal▪
Although he had had little formal education, he could read and write well.
▪ classical▪He received a classical education.
▪ liberal▪ all-round (BrE), basic, general▪He'd received an excellent general education in Poland.
▪ comprehensive (esp. BrE), public-school (= provided by the government) (AmE), universal▪the party's policy on comprehensive education
▪Nigeria committed itself to universal primary education.
▪ early-childhood (esp. AmE), preschool▪ elementary, primary (esp. BrE)▪ secondary (esp. BrE)▪ adult, continuing, further (BrE), higher, tertiary▪a college of further education
▪41% had some post-secondary education.
▪ college (esp. AmE), high-school (in the US), public-school (= private) (in the UK), university▪ graduate, undergraduate (both esp. AmE)▪ remedial (AmE), special▪ in-service, professional, vocational▪ military, teacher▪ maternal, parental▪How well a child does at school is influenced by the level of parental education.
▪ distance, online (both esp. AmE)▪Technology allows distance education to occur at all levels.
▪ AIDS, health▪ sex, sexuality (AmE)▪ arts, music, science, etc.▪ religious, theological▪ full-time, part-time▪ public, state▪ private▪parents who choose private education for their children
▪ Catholic, Christian, etc.▪ single-sex▪Researchers have found that single-sex education may benefit girls.
▪ bilingual, multiculturalVERB + EDUCATION▪ acquire, get, have, obtain, receive▪He was at a disadvantage because of the poor education he had received.
▪ pursue▪She brought up two children while pursuing a college education.
▪ deliver, give sb, offer, provide (sb with)▪The school provides an excellent general education.
▪ deny sb▪No one is denied an education because they are poor in this country.
▪ lack▪Many people lack the education and training that is needed for these jobs.
▪ enter▪students entering higher education
▪ continue, extend▪She went to college to continue her education.
▪ leave▪young people who are just leaving full-time education
▪ complete, finish▪He went to America to complete his education.
▪ improve, reform▪The project seeks to improve education for students.
▪ promote▪ finance sb's, fund sb's▪They set up an account to fund their daughter's education.
EDUCATION + NOUN▪ authority (in the UK), committee, department, ministry (in the UK), sector, service, system▪funds provided by the local education authority
▪We need to invest in the higher education sector.
▪ officer (esp. BrE), official▪ minister, secretary (both in the UK)▪ policy▪ reform▪ reformer▪ bill▪ campaign, initiative, programme/program, project, scheme (BrE)▪The department has launched a new health education campaign.
▪ activities▪They want to broaden their research and education activities.
▪ facilities, materials, resources▪ budget, funding▪ spending▪ class, course, session▪adult education courses
▪ process▪Parents should begin the sex education process long before it begins in school.
▪ centre/center, college, establishment, institution, provider▪ setting▪children in early education settings
▪ community (esp. AmE), world▪a policy that has been adopted by the entire education community
▪ expert, leader, specialist▪ requirement (AmE)▪There are additional education requirements for nurses on this course.
▪ levels, standards▪efforts to improve education standards
▪ loan (AmE) (student loan in BrE)PREPOSITION▪ in education▪students in full-time education
▪ through education▪We acquire much of our world knowledge through education.
▪ education about▪education about danger on the roads
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
