- generation
- noun1 people/period of timeADJECTIVE▪ current, present▪ new, younger▪ older▪
The older generation preferred the traditional kind of ceremony.
▪ coming, future, later, next, rising▪The forest will be preserved for future generations.
▪ earlier, former, last, past, preceding, previous▪These children seem to have a stronger sense of purpose than the previous generation.
▪the wisdom of past generations
▪ first, second, etc.▪The second generation of immigrants often adopted British names.
▪a second-generation Korean-American artist
▪ subsequent, succeeding, successive▪Succeeding generations have added to the stock of stories and legends.
▪ whole▪The First World War slaughtered a whole generation.
▪ baby-boom, baby-boomer (= people born after the Second World War), post-war▪ generation X (= people born between the early 1960s and the middle of the 1970s who seem to lack a sense of direction in life)▪ lost▪a lost generation of dropouts
VERB + GENERATION▪ belong to▪people who belong to a younger generation
▪ date back, go back, stretch back▪a family history stretching back generations
GENERATION + VERB▪ grow up▪a generation who grew up on fast food
GENERATION + NOUN▪ gap▪I was aware of a real generation gap between us.
PREPOSITION▪ for a generation▪The consequences of the leak may not become apparent for a generation or more.
▪ for generations▪This kind of apple has been grown for generations.
PHRASES▪ from generation to generation▪The recipe has been handed down from generation to generation.
▪ from one generation to the next2 production of sthADJECTIVE▪ electricity, power▪different methods of power generation
▪ income, revenue
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
