Collocation
post office
a public place where you can send mail and packages, buy stamps, and use other postal services
Definition
'post office' is a common English collocation. a public place where you can send mail and packages, buy stamps, and use other postal services
go to + the + post office
“I need to go to the post office to mail this package.”
Examples
- I will go to the post office after work to buy stamps.
- She went to the post office to send a postcard to her grandmother.
- Can you go to the post office and pick up the parcel for me?
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- We stopped by the post office to drop off these letters on the way home.
- He is heading to the post office because the package needs a signature.
- Before the holiday, the line at the post office can get very long.
- I have to swing by the post office to mail the contract today.
- They rushed to the post office just before it closed to send the documents overnight.
- If you are unsure about the address, ask at the post office for the correct ZIP code.
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