Collocations for "exam"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "exam" in context.
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exam
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [physics, English, final, midterm, bar] exam
- [a theory, a practical, a written, an oral] exam
- [a routine, an end-of-trimester] exam
- UK: are [sitting, taking] (their) mock exams
- was [a difficult, an easy] exam
- that exam was [difficult] for me
- [take, retake] an exam
- UK: [sit, resit] an exam
- [study, cram, revise] for an exam
- help me [study] for the exam
- [quiz, test] me for the exam
- failed the exam (again)
- have an exam on [Wednesday]
- need to pass this exam
- need to get an ["A"] on this exam
- have [one hour] for the exam
- have [one hour] to [finish, take] the exam
- no [talking, leaving] during the exam
- the exam will [test, determine, result in]
- the exam will [include, consist of]
- the exam is in [June]
- the exam counts for [25, 50] percent (of)
- a [medical, physical, rectal] exam
- an [eye, internal] exam
- need to go in for [an eye, a yearly] exam
- exam [questions, answers, results, preparation]
'exam' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ball
- bitch
- challenge
- coast
- complete
- concentrate
- concern
- copy
- count
- cream
- fail
- finish
- forget
- get
- glance
- go
- grade
- hurry
- mess
- pass
- prepare
- remind
- rest
- review
- rush
- set
- speed
- study
- take
- turn
- bag
- cake
- condition
- English
- essay
- French
- gap
- German
- bar
- breast
- treat
- score
- result
- question
- point
- pie
- performance
- nothing
- murder
- mistake