Collocations/R
Collocations beginning with R. Select a collocation for more details.racial discrimination
unfair treatment of someone because of their race
radical reform
major and fundamental reform
rain hard
rain heavily, as during a storm or a downpour
rainy day
a day during which it rains quite a lot
raise a family
to raise one or more children in a family setting
raise doubts
to express doubts or concerns about something
raise hopes
to make somebody feel more hopeful
raise money
to collect money for a special purpose
raise questions
to bring issues or questions to somebody's attention
raise taxes
to increase the rate of taxation
raise your voice
to show anger by speaking louder than usual
rapid growth
fast growth, or growth in a short period of time
rate of return
the percentage of an original investment that is returned as profit
rave review
a very good review of a book, movie, play, concert, etc.
reach a verdict
to decide if the accused is guilty or not
reach an agreement
to finally agree after discussing or negotiating something
read aloud
to say words out loud as you read them
readily available
easy to obtain or easy to find
real life
life as it's really experienced, or life in the real world
real live
present in reality, and not in a film, on TV, etc.
real wages
the true value of wages, in terms of what you can buy with the money
reasonable explanation
an explanation that most people can accept or believe
reasonably happy
fairly pleased or reasonably satisfied
reasonably priced
for sale or rent at a fair price
reasonably well
fairly well or satisfactorily
recommend highly
to strongly recommend someone or something
regain control
to get control of something again after losing control
repair damage
to fix the damage to something
resort to violence
to use violence when other methods have failed
restore confidence
to bring back confidence, trust or belief in something
restore order
to bring back order after a period of revolt or disorder
retain control
to maintain control of, or keep control over, something
return a call
to call someone back after not answering their call
return address
a sender's address, for replying to or returning a letter or parcel
return fire
to fire back when someone's firing a weapon at you
return flight
the flight back from where your first flight took you
return home
to come back home, or to go back home
return ticket
a ticket for travelling to a place, and then back again
rhetorical question
a question that's asked to make a point, not get an answer
right away
immediately, or without delay
right now (1)
at this moment
right now (2)
immediately, or without delay
road safety
safety on roads for drivers, passengers and pedestrians
room for improvement
the possibility or need for something to improve
root cause
the main or fundamental cause of something
root crop
a plant with roots or other underground parts that can be eaten, like carrots, potatoes, ginger, etc.
rough draft
an unedited or unpolished version of an essay, book, speech, screenplay, etc.
rough estimate
an approximate estimate
rough idea
a vague or approximate idea, concept, memory, etc.
round number
any whole number that ends in 0, such as 10, 150, and 1250
run a business
to be in charge of a business
run the risk of
to do something risky, or that could have a bad result
running late
behind schedule
running low
almost used up or almost exhausted, esp. of fuel, supplies, foods, drinks, etc.
runny nose
If you've got a runny nose, liquid mucus is running from your nose.