- university
- nounADJECTIVE▪ elite, leading, major, prestigious, top▪ ancient (esp. BrE)▪ modern, new, red-brick (BrE)▪ Catholic, private, public (all esp. AmE)▪ land-grant (AmE)▪ local, provincial (BrE), state (AmE)▪ researchVERB + UNIVERSITY▪ attend, go to, study at▪
He goes to Princeton University.
▪ apply to▪I applied to three universities.
▪I'm applying to university this year. (BrE)
▪ enter▪King entered Montana State University in 2002.
▪Young people may be deterred from entering university. (BrE)
▪ finish (BrE), graduate from, leave▪She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1999.
▪I graduated from university last year. (BrE)
UNIVERSITY + NOUN▪ lecturer (esp. BrE), professor, researcher, staff, teacher▪ graduate, student▪ course, degree, education▪ research▪ fees (BrE), tuition (AmE)▪the government's decision to introduce university top-up fees
▪those who can afford university tuition
▪ funding (esp. BrE)▪ term (BrE), year▪ vacation▪ admission, admissions, entrance, entry (esp. BrE), place (esp. BrE)▪a university entrance exam
▪There is stiff competition for university places.
▪ chair▪His aim was to obtain a university chair.
▪ department▪ accommodation (BrE), buildings, campus, library▪ chancellor, vice chancellor▪ dean, president, provost (all in the US)▪ administration, authorities (BrE)▪ administrator, official (both esp. AmE)▪ faculty (= those who teach) (esp. AmE), staff (= those who teach and those who provide services) (BrE)▪ staff (= those who provide services) (AmE)▪ hospital, laboratory, medical centre/center, press▪This book was published by Oxford University Press.
▪ level▪All the staff are educated to university level.
▪ system▪ life (esp. BrE)▪the pressures of university life
▪ days, years (both esp. BrE)▪I often think of my university days.
▪ townPREPOSITION▪ at (the) university▪She teaches botany at Syracuse University.
▪She's at university, studying engineering. (BrE)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
