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Collocations for title - noun

1. name of a book, film/movie, etc.

ADJECTIVE

album, book, chapter, film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE), song
original
working

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VERB + title

give sth

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title + NOUN

page
sequence
the opening title sequence of the movie
character, role
She sang the title role in ‘Carmen’.
song, track
‘Take me’, the title track of his latest album

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PREPOSITION

under a/the title
She published her poetry under the title ‘Homecoming’.

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2. book, magazine, etc.

ADJECTIVE

new
40% of new titles were actually new editions of existing books.
best-selling
book, game, etc.
Sony has released six new game titles.

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VERB + title

publish, release
The company is publishing fewer titles than last year.

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3. name of a rank/profession

ADJECTIVE

grand, long
She bears the grand title ‘Divisional President’.
courtesy (esp. BrE), honorary, honorific, official
The justices are accorded the courtesy title ‘Lord’.
job
His job title is Special Projects Officer.
full
Count Victor Oldenburg and Hess, to give him his full title

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VERB + title

bear, have, inherit
She has a title (= is of noble birth).
take
deserve, earn
Bessie Smith earned the title ‘Empress of the Blues’.
award, bestow, confer, give sb
The king bestowed lands and titles upon his followers.
He was given the title of ‘wise man’.

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4. championship win

ADJECTIVE

European, national, world, etc.
championship, division, league, etc.
heavyweight, middleweight, etc.
batting (in baseball)
back-to-back, consecutive, successive (esp. BrE)
Suzuki won seven consecutive batting titles in Japan's Pacific League.
overall

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VERB + title

capture, claim, clinch, take, win
Deportivo clinched the title with a goal in the final seconds of the last game of the season.
hold, keep
He held the world heavyweight title until last year.
defend
retain
lose

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title + NOUN

challenge (esp. BrE), shot
He has been building up fitness for his world title challenge.
defence/defense
bout, fight, game (AmE), match
holder
challenger (esp. BrE), contender
sponsor
Dodge was the title sponsor of the Darlington race.

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