- series
- noun1 number of things that come one after anotherADJECTIVE▪ entire, whole▪
He had a whole series of tests.
▪ ongoing▪ recent▪ endless, long▪ complex▪a complex series of events
▪ continuous▪ infinite▪ concert, lecture▪ time▪a time series showing the pattern of global warming
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the series▪The quartet will be performing in a series of lunchtime concerts.
▪ series of▪a series of events/interviews/meetings/lectures
▪a series of experiments/studies/tests
▪Guerrillas launched a series of attacks.
▪The union staged a series of strikes in April.
PHRASES▪ the first of a/the series, the last of a/the series▪ the first in a series, the latest in a series2 on radio, TV, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ radio, television, TV▪ book, DVD, film, movie, video▪the Harry Potter book series
▪ comedy, crime, documentary, drama, reality▪ animated, anime, cartoon▪ hit, popular▪the hit comedy series ‘Friends’
▪ long-running▪ classic▪ original▪ new▪ forthcoming (BrE), upcoming (esp. AmE)▪ two-part, three-part, etc.▪ weekly▪ special▪In the first of a special two-part series on the economy …
VERB + SERIES▪ film▪ commission (esp. BrE)▪The BBC has already commissioned a second series.
▪ broadcast, screen▪ release▪HBO has begun releasing the series on DVD.
▪ be based on▪an anime series based on novels by Hiroyuki Morioka
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the series▪She has a small part in a drama series for radio.
▪the final book in the series
▪ series about, series on▪We watched the final part of a series on Australian wildlife.
PHRASES▪ an episode of a series, a part of a series3 a set of sports gamesADJECTIVE▪ racing▪ World Series (in baseball)▪ championship, Test (in cricket)▪Australia won the Test series against England.
▪ home (esp. in cricket)▪ play-off (AmE)▪ two-game, three-game, etc. (AmE)▪ season, weekend (both AmE)VERB + SERIES▪ lose, win▪ level (BrE)▪India must win to level the series.
PREPOSITION▪ in the series▪They took the first two games in the series.
▪ series with▪The Bronx Bombers won two of three in a weekend series with the Red Sox.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
