noun · neutral
town
/taʊn/TOWN
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a populated place that is smaller than a city but larger than a village
Examples
“I grew up in a small town where everyone knew each other.”
“The town has a weekly market on Saturdays.”
“Compared with the city, the town was much quieter.”
Band 8 sentence
“Living in a town offers a balance between community spirit and access to basic services.”
Collocations
- small town
- town centre
Word family
town nountownship noun
Common mistakes
I live on a town.→I live in a town.
I grew up in town.→I grew up in a town.
Say it for a higher band
5area→6small town→7+town
Synonyms
small town
Easily confused
city
“They moved from a big city to a quiet town last year.”
Related words
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In Hometown & Housing
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