noun · academic
cohort
UK/ˈkəʊhɔːt/US/ˈkoʊhɔːrt/CO·hort
Band 7+speakingtask2
a group of people who are studied or treated as a group, often entering or graduating together
Examples
“The cohort admitted in 2019 showed higher completion rates than previous years.”
“Each cohort follows the same core modules during their first year.”
“Researchers compared outcomes across three cohorts over a decade.”
Band 8 sentence
“Longitudinal data from multiple cohorts indicate that early mentoring significantly improves retention rates.”
Collocations
- a cohort of learners
- enter a cohort
- cohort analysis
Word family
cohort nouncohorts noun (plural)
Common mistakes
a group of learners→a cohort of learners
the batch of students→the cohort
Say it for a higher band
5group→6batch→7+cohort
Synonyms
group
batch
Easily confused
batch
“The admissions office processed the first batch quickly.”
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