adjective / noun · neutral
major
UK/ˈmeɪdʒə/US/ˈmeɪdʒər/MA·jor
Band 5-6speakingtask2
important, serious, or main; (noun) the main subject a student studies at university
Examples
“Climate change is a major global challenge.”
“She majored in economics at university.”
“There was a major improvement in air quality last year.”
Band 8 sentence
“The report identifies several major barriers to investment in renewable energy.”
Collocations
- major challenge
- major improvement
- major role
Word family
major adjective / nounmajority nounmajorly adverb (informal)
Common mistakes
I major my English at university.→I majored in English at university.
This is a very major problem.→This is a major problem.
Say it for a higher band
5big→6main→7+major
Synonyms
main
Easily confused
main
“The main issue is funding.”
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