PROCESSION


Meaning of PROCESSION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ grand , great , large , long

▪ little , small

▪ public , street

▪ slow , solemn , stately

▪ colourful/colorful

▪ ceremonial , formal

▪ triumphal

▪ constant , endless , never-ending , steady

We've had an endless ~ of new secretaries through the office since Amy left.

▪ candlelit ( BrE ), torchlight

▪ funeral , religious , wedding

VERB + PROCESSION

▪ head , lead

The mayor of the town led the ~ to the central square.

▪ form

▪ join

Heavily laden donkeys joined the ~ of jeeps and trucks.

PROCESSION + VERB

▪ make its way , march , move , pass , wind , wind its way

The funeral ~ moved slowly down the avenue.

The solemn ~ wound its way through the narrow streets.

▪ begin , leave , move off , set off ( BrE )

▪ reach sth

when the ~ reached the edge of the village

PREPOSITION

▪ in (a/the) ~

The children marched in ~ behind the band.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of circus performers

▪ ~ through

a ~ through the heart of Hong Kong

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .