#3 Collocation

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educate (v.)

to teach somebody about something or how to do something

• educate somebody(in/on something) Children need to be educated on dangers of drug-taking.

• educate somebody to do something The campaign is intended to educate the public to respect the environment.

modifiers of educate

• educate + privately When this school closed, he was educated privately at home.

• highly + educate He was not a highly educated person.

slur (v.)

slur something | + speech to pronounce words in a way that is not clear so that they run into each other, usually because you are drunk or tired

• She had drink too much and her speech was slurred.

verbs with slur as object

• use + slur Liston claimed the officer used racial slurs.

• make + slur It was also stated that she made a slur against his deceased father.

initially (adv.)

at the beginning

• My contract is initially for three years.

verbs modified by initially

• initially + plan Our first fund initially planned to raise $ 150 million.

• initially + think He initially thinks he has saved her.

spend (v.)

to use time for a particular purpose; to pass time

• spend something + adv./prep. How do you spend your spare time?

• spend something on something How long did you spend on your homework?

• spend something doing something I spend too much time watching television.

• spend something in doing something Most of her life was spent in caring for others.

object of spend

• spend + summer I spend the summer in the shade.

• spend + amount I love the bonus items for spending a certain amount.

instead (adv.)

in the place of somebody/something

• She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments still later.

verbs modified by instead

• prefer + instead He instead prefers to drink coffee.

• rely + instead It may rely instead on section 75.