- a new or difficult task that tests somebody’s ability and skill
- a tough/major/significant challenge
- The role will be the biggest challenge of his acting career.
- She still faces many challenges (= has to deal with them).
- Destruction of the environment is one of the most serious challenges we face.
- The greatest challenge facing the region is unemployment.
- Rapid industrialization presents both challenges and opportunities.
- challenge of something Countries need to work together to address the challenge of climate change.
- Schools must meet the challenge of new technology (= deal with it successfully).
- I’m looking forward to the challenge of my new job.
- challenge of doing something The gallery has risen to the challenge of exhibiting the works of young artists.
- challenge for somebody/something The challenge for the government is to find a way of providing affordable housing.
- challenge to somebody/something Digital piracy continues to pose huge challenges to the industry.
Extra Examples- He has taken on some exciting new challenges with this job.
- Liszt's piano music presents an enormous technical challenge.
- She could always be counted on when a challenge arose.
- The army faced the daunting challenge of fighting a war on two fronts.
- The challenge lies in creating a demand for the product.
- The competitive market represents significant challenges for farmers.
- the challenges facing nurses in casualty
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- enormous
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- be
- constitute
- remain
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- confront somebody
- face somebody
- arise
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- an invitation or a suggestion to somebody that they should enter a competition, fight, etc.
- She accepted his challenge to a debate on the issue.
- I'm looking forward to taking on the challenge.
- challenge for something He plans to mount a challenge for the party leadership.
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and adviceb2- She took up his challenge.
- plans to mount a leadership challenge within the party
- his title challenge to the heavyweight champion
- a challenge from the other political party
- I accepted his challenge to a game of chess.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- serious
- strong
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- be
- constitute
- present
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- challenge from
- challenge to
- a statement or an action that shows that somebody refuses to accept something and questions whether it is right, legal, etc.
- Their legal challenge was unsuccessful.
- challenge to something It was a direct challenge to the president's authority.
- challenge from somebody The commission reconsidered the rules after a challenge from the television networks.
Extra Examples- The demonstration represents a direct challenge to the new law.
- a legal challenge to the President's power
- He was answering challenges to the government's policy.
- Our team will have to fight off the challenge from better trained teams.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- serious
- strong
- …
- be
- constitute
- present
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- challenge from
- challenge to
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘accusation’ and ‘accuse’): from Old French chalenge (noun), chalenger (verb), from Latin calumnia ‘calumny’, calumniari ‘slander’.
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