particular phrase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofparticularandphrase
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withphrase.
particular
adjective
uk/pəˈtɪk.jə.lər/us/pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/
special, or this and not ...
See more atparticular
phrase
noun[C]
uk/freɪz/us/freɪz/
language
a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, ...
See more atphrase
(Definition ofparticularandphrasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofparticular phrase
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
I noted aparticularphrasewhich my noble friend used.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There will certainly be time to argue about thatparticularphrase.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Why did we choose thisparticularphrase, "care and control"?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am by no means inclined to think that great harm flowed from thisparticularphrase.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I do not pin myself to thatparticularphrase.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The solution to the query will include the binding of the variable associated with the answer to aparticularphrasein the story.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These morphemes are part of linguistic structure and are potentially useful, because they occur at the periphery of major phrases and because particular morphemes occur inparticularphrasetypes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In five of these instances, a speaker had inordinate difficulty with aparticularphrasesuch that all three repetitions had a pause or misarticulation at the crucial juncture.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I do not know what is the purpose of thisparticularphrase.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
As a fact, not one of those signatories to that statement ever once saw thatparticularphrase.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It seemed to me that thisparticularphrasecould have been rather more precisely defined.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
For that reason we put in theparticularphrasein paragraph 112.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It was necessary to refer to the "endangering of peace," or whatever theparticularphrasewas which seemed to us somewhat exaggerated.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But there was oneparticularphraseof his that moved me above everything else, and that was, "the terrible silence from outside".
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I would wish with all my heart that we could avoid thatparticularphraseif that is indeed the problem.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Surely this question will come under theparticularphrase"for purposes of the new use"?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Soviet spokesmen have not used thatparticularphrase, but they have used similar ones and the concept is the literal truth.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thatparticularphrasehad a nice little clip put round it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If he had to quote aparticularphrasehe would hold up the piece of paper containing it so that everyone could see.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In explaining thisparticularphrasehe would drift almost unconsciously into those words.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofparticular
Go to the definition ofphrase
See other collocations withphrase