Collocations for "title"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "title" in context.
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title
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [book, movie, play, song] title
- a [working, provisional] title
- an [underlined, italic, ordinary] title
- the title of the [book]
- a [controversial, boring, strange, foreign] title
- the company publishes [various, hundreds of, romance] titles
- [main, leading, established] titles (in the sector)
- [competing, playing] for the [league, championship, conference] title
- [win, lose, clinch] the [league] title
- the [boxing, football, tennis] title
- the [movie, program, show] titles
- the [opening, closing] titles
- [mentioned, listed, pointed out] in the (show) titles
- [a property, an estate] title
- have title to the [estate, shares, property]
- the title to your [car, apartment, vehicle, property]
- [use, inherit, flout] a title
- was [awarded, bestowed, given] the title (of Lord)
- the title of [Lord, Earl, Duke]
- the title of [general director, manager, head of marketing]
- the title deeds [to, of] the [property, house]
- holds the title deeds
- won the title fight
- the title page of a book
- a [dedication, signature] on the title page
- titled the [book, report, paper, movie]
- title it after [your wife, the war, a friend]
- (still) need to title it
- titled himself (the) [King of Naples, strongest man in the world]
- as [the media, her students] (have) titled her
'title' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alternate
- alternative
- appropriate
- award
- battle
- begin
- black
- book
- catchy
- chase
- claim
- column
- compete
- competitor
- confer
- contend
- coordinator
- deed
- defend
- favorite
- glimpse
- grand
- header
- holder
- job
- line
- miss
- online
- open
- page
- secure
- seven
- song
- strip
- surrender
- take
- working
- write