Macmillan Collocations Dictionary Online

Macmillan Collocations Dictionary (MCD) is a specialized resource designed to help advanced learners and professional writers use English more naturally by identifying "word partners". Unlike standard dictionaries that focus on definitions, this dictionary focuses on how words combine—for instance, why we say "strong coffee" but "heavy rain". 1. Getting Started with the Online Version

• Verbs + decision: make, take (UK), reach, come to, arrive at.
• Adjectives + decision: difficult, hard, tough, important, key, sudden, controversial.
• Prepositions: decision about/on/regarding.

Specialized Content: Strong emphasis on collocations frequent in academic and professional writing, making it a staple for IELTS and TOEFL preparation. Usage Notes: Includes specialized boxes: macmillan collocations dictionary online

Massive Word Database: It was built using a 2-billion-word corpus of modern English to identify over 121,000 collocational phrases. Verbs + decision: make , take (UK), reach