firm

firm
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noun
ADJECTIVE
big, large, major
medium-sized
small
well-known
successful
prestigious
established
start-up (esp. BrE)

start-up firms in the booming computer market

private
family
international, multinational
foreign
local
Boston-based, Tokyo-based, etc.
accountancy (esp. BrE), accounting (esp. AmE), audit, auditing, consulting, engineering, law, manufacturing, marketing, PR, software (esp. BrE), etc.
mail-order (esp. BrE)
VERB + FIRM
establish, found, launch, set up, start, start up (esp. BrE)

She set up her own software firm.

head, head up, manage, run
merge with

They are likely to merge with a bigger firm.

acquire, buy, buy out, take over

The firm was taken over by a multinational consultancy.

close, close down

the decision to close down the firm

own
work for
join, leave
employ, hire

She hired a firm of private detectives to follow him.

FIRM + VERB
be based in sth

a firm called Data Inc., based in Chicago

expand, grow
merge
compete

Local firms are finding it difficult to compete in the international market.

operate

US firms operating in China

close, close down, collapse, fail, go bust (esp. BrE), go into liquidation (esp. BrE)

The well-established firm closed down with the loss of 600 jobs.

develop sth, make sth, manufacture sth, produce sth, sell sth
specialize in sth

a firm specializing in high-tech products

employ sb, hire sb (esp. AmE)

The firm employs 85 000 people around the world.

PREPOSITION
in a/the firm, within a/the firm

the different departments within the firm

PHRASES
a client of a firm
a firm of accountants, consultants, solicitors, etc. (BrE)
a partner in a firm
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adj.
1 solid/strong
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
remain, stay

Exercise is important if you want your muscles to stay firm.

make sth

Use extra stuffing to make the cushions firmer.

keep sth

exercises to keep your muscles firm

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
2 not likely to change
VERBS
be, sound
hold, remain, stand

Jo held firm: nothing else would do.

We stand firm on these principles.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
PREPOSITION
with

I have always been quite firm with my children.

Firm is used with these nouns: ↑action, ↑adherence, ↑advocate, ↑assurance, ↑base, ↑basis, ↑belief, ↑believer, ↑breast, ↑buttock, ↑chin, ↑commitment, ↑conclusion, ↑conviction, ↑date, ↑decision, ↑denial, ↑diagnosis, ↑discipline, ↑dough, ↑evidence, ↑favourite, ↑flesh, ↑foothold, ↑footing, ↑foundation, ↑friendship, ↑government, ↑grasp, ↑grip, ↑ground, ↑grounding, ↑guarantee, ↑guidance, ↑hand, ↑handshake, ↑hold, ↑idea, ↑impression, ↑indication, ↑instruction, ↑intention, ↑jaw, ↑leadership, ↑line, ↑mattress, ↑mouth, ↑offer, ↑order, ↑plan, ↑prediction, ↑pressure, ↑promise, ↑recommendation, ↑resolution, ↑shake, ↑smack, ↑stance, ↑stand, ↑statement, ↑stomach, ↑support, ↑surface, ↑texture, ↑thigh, ↑tone, ↑tug, ↑voice

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