Collocation

Collocation refers to the tendency of certain words to naturally occur together or in close proximity within language. These combinations sound correct and familiar to native speakers, such as “fast food” or “strong coffee.” Recognizing collocations helps in understanding and producing natural, fluent language, as it reflects common patterns and idiomatic usage. They are important for language learners and writers because using correct collocations makes speech and writing more natural and understandable. Essentially, collocations are habitual pairings or groupings of words that tend to go together in everyday language.