{
    "term": "sequence",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a set of events, actions, numbers, etc. which have a particular order and which lead to a particular result",
            "sensetop": "sequence (of something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He described **the sequence of events** leading up to the robbery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The computer generates a random sequence of numbers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her latest book contains a sequence of poems about paintings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Repeat the entire sequence at least three times."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The article describes the chronological sequence of events."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a basic blues chord sequence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a remarkable winning sequence of games"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is now possible to chart the DNA sequences of any living thing."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "entire", "whole"],
                "verb + sequence": ["complete", "repeat", "follow"],
                "preposition": ["sequence of"],
                "phrases": ["in sequence", "out of sequence", "a sequence of events"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the order that events, actions, etc. happen in or should happen in",
            "sensetop": "in a … sequencein sequenceout of sequence",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The tasks had to be performed in a particular sequence.",
                    "contextForm": "in a … sequence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The interviewer should ask questions in a logical sequence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Number the pages in sequence.",
                    "contextForm": "in sequence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These pages are out of sequence.",
                    "contextForm": "out of sequence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Put these numbers into the correct sequence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had to punch in a fixed sequence of codes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book is more satisfying if you read each chapter in sequence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This article is out of sequence and belongs on page 57."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "entire", "whole"],
                "verb + sequence": ["complete", "repeat", "follow"],
                "preposition": ["sequence of"],
                "phrases": ["in sequence", "out of sequence", "a sequence of events"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a part of a film that deals with one subject or topic or consists of one scene",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the dream sequence in the middle of the movie"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fight sequences were choreographed by Xin-Xin Xiong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the opening credit sequence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The heroine dies in the closing sequence of the film."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The movie begins with an extended car-chase sequence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were some very impressive underwater sequences."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["opening", "climactic", "closing"],
                "verb + sequence": ["film", "shoot", "choreograph"],
                "sequence + verb": ["feature", "involve", "show"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the sequence"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsiːkwəns/",
                "audio": "se/sequence/sequence__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsiːkwəns/",
                "audio": "se/sequence/sequence__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequent- ‘following’, from the verb sequi ‘follow’."
}