Collocations With "WINDOW" in English

WINDOW collocations

window noun

¹ in a building, car, etc.

ADJ.

big, huge, long, tall, wide | narrow, small | panoramic | floor-length, floor-to-ceiling | deep-set | arched, bay, bow, casement, dormer, French, lattice, leaded, picture, rose, sash, skylight, small-paned, stained-glass

You get to the garden through French windows at the back of the house. The cathedral has a beautiful rose window.

| plate-glass | double-glazed | barred, curtained, shuttered

All the windows in the prison are barred.

| curtainless | open | boarded-up | blank

No light showed in any of the blank windows of the house.

| dark | bright, sunny | rain-lashed, rain-streaked | draughty, ill-fitting | dirty, dusty, filthy | clean | steamed-up | balcony, basement, bedroom, kitchen, etc. | back, front, rear, side, top, topmost, upstairs | first-floor, ground-floor, etc. | south-facing, etc. | display, shop | car, carriage, train, etc. | back, driver's, passenger, rear | electric | smoked, tinted

a limousine with smoked windows

VERB + WINDOW

gaze out (of), gaze through, look in (through), look out (of), look through, peer out (of), peer (in) through, see out (of), see through, stare out of, stare (in) through

I found her looking in the window of a department store. It was raining so hard I could scarcely see out the window.

| lean out of, stick your head out of | knock on, rap on, tap on

We tapped on the window to get their attention.

| fling open, force (open), open, throw open

There was evidence that the window had been forced.

| roll down, wind down

I rolled down the window to ask for directions.

| close, roll up, shut | clean, wash | break, shatter, smash | replace

WINDOW + VERB

open, wind down

How does the window open?

| close, go up | break, shatter, smash | blow out

All the windows blew out with the force of the blast.

| flash, gleam, glint, glow, shine

The windows glinted in the sunlight.

| steam up

The windows all steam up when you have a shower.

| rattle

The windows rattle when a train goes past.

| face sth, give a view of sth, look, overlook sth, stare

a studio with windows looking south towards the park The windows of the house stared bleakly down at her.

WINDOW + NOUN

frame, ledge, pane, sill | seat

I always ask for a window seat when I fly.

| cleaner

He works as a window cleaner.

| display | shopping

I love going window shopping (= looking at things in the shops without buying anything).

PREP.

at the ~

He was standing at the window waiting for us.

| by the ~

I sat by the window to get some air.

| in the ~

an advertisement in the shop window We caught sight of him in the window as we passed. There was a vase of flowers in the window. A bird flew in the open window.

| out (of) ~

She gazed out of the window at the falling snow.

| through ~

They threw a brick through the window.

² area on a computer screen

ADJ.

active

Click on the window to make it active.

VERB + WINDOW

open | close

If you close a couple of windows, the screen will be less cluttered.

| enlarge, minimize, resize, shrink | drag, move | click on

> Special page at COMPUTER

What is a collocation?

A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations (for example collocations with “WINDOW”) just sound “right” to native English speakers, who use them all the time. On the other hand, other combinations of “WINDOW” may be unnatural and just sound “wrong”.

Using collocations list of “WINDOW” improves your English, especially your English speaking skills, and increases your vocabulary words in English.

Why learn collocations with “WINDOW”?

• When using collocations with “WINDOW”, Your language will be more natural and more easily understood.
• You will have alternative and richer ways of expressing yourself.
• It is easier for our brains to remember and use language in chunks or blocks such as Common Collocations with “WINDOW” rather than as single words ( WINDOW | Translation, Meaning in Persian (Farsi) )

How to learn collocations with “WINDOW”?

• Be aware of collocations with WINDOW , and try to recognize them when you see or hear them.
• Treat collocations as single blocks of language. Think of them as individual blocks or chunks, and learn strongly support, not strongly + support.
• When you learn a new word ( e.g. WINDOW | Translation, Meaning in Persian (Farsi) ), write down other words that collocate with it.
• Read as much as possible. Reading is an excellent way to learn vocabulary and collocations of “WINDOW” in context and naturally.
• Revise what you learn regularly. Practice using new collocations with “WINDOW” in context as soon as possible after learning them.
• Learn collocations with “WINDOW” in groups that work for you. You could learn them by topic (time, number, weather, money, family) or by a particular word (take action, take a chance, take an exam).

Types of collocation with “WINDOW”

• adverb + adjective: completely satisfied (NOT downright satisfied)
• adjective + noun: excruciating pain (NOT excruciating joy)
• noun + noun: a surge of anger (NOT a rush of anger)
• noun + verb: lions roar (NOT lions shout)
• verb + noun: commit suicide (NOT undertake suicide)
• verb + expression with preposition: burst into tears (NOT blow up in tears)
• verb + adverb: wave frantically (NOT wave feverishly)

Using Collocations of WINDOW to Boost Your IELTS Score

The correct use of collocations of “WINDOW” is an essential part of improving your English level and boosting your IELTS score. Using collocations + “WINDOW” in sentence examples correctly allows you to write and speak more like a native speaker and they are also one of the things that examiners look out for when marking your tests.

WINDOW Collocation Frequently Asked Questions

Why are WINDOW collocations important? WINDOW collocations are important because they make your language sound natural. If you master WINDOW collocations, your English will be more idiomatic, that is, more similar to the way it is spoken by native speakers. It is acknowledged that knowledge of WINDOW collocations helps to improve learners' language skills, enhance learners' communicative competence, and achieve native-like fluency.