noun · neutral

content

UK/ˈkɒntent/US/ˈkɑːntent/CON·tent

Band 4-5speakingtask2

the information or material contained in something such as a website, book, or programme

Examples

The website updates its content every week.

Students should evaluate the credibility of online content.

User-generated content can be useful but also misleading.

Band 8 sentence

In Task 2 you could argue that online platforms should be responsible for monitoring harmful content while preserving free expression.

Collocations

  • digital content
  • content creator
  • user-generated content

Word family

content noun (uncountable)content creator noun

Common mistakes

There are many contents on the website.There is a lot of content on the website.

She is a content writer. She writes many content.She is a content writer. She writes a lot of content.

Say it for a higher band

5information6material7+content

Synonyms

material

Easily confused

material

The course material includes slides, readings, and videos.

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