Collocation is the term used to describe the tendency for one language item to occur in the same sentence as another language item, usually in the context of a corpus of the language. Example: crime collocates with words such as violent, inner-city, increase, rate, as in: * Violent crime is a growing problem. * There has been an increase in crime in the town center. * Crime is not just an inner-city issue. * Crime rates have fallen slightly this month. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.