- [countable] (British English) a ticket that allows you to travel to a place but not back again
- How much is a single to York?
- I got a single to Birmingham.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + single- buy
- get
- single to
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- [countable] a room in a hotel, etc. for one person
- Singles are available from £50 per night.
- singles[plural] people who are not married and do not have a romantic relationship with somebody else
- They organize parties for singles.
- a singles bar/club
- [countable] a piece of recorded music, usually popular music, that consists of one song; a CD that a single is recorded on
- The band releases its new single next week.
- The band has yet to record a hit single.
- Her catchy debut single was a hit.
- This is a single from their album ‘Magic’.
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicb2- Following the success of their breakthrough single, a follow-up is planned.
- Her new album features her single ‘Georgia Rain’.
- It was voted the best single by a solo artist.
- They put out a single in time for Christmas.
- number one in the singles chart
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- best-selling
- hit
- smash
- …
- play
- record
- produce
- …
- come out
- singles chart
- singles collection
- singles compilation
- …
- single by
- single from
- [countable] (North American English) a note that is worth one dollar compare double
- singles[uncountable + singular or plural verb] (especially in tennis) a game when only one player plays against one other; a series of two or more of these games
- the women’s singles champion
- the first round of the men’s singles
- a singles match
- She's won three singles titles this year.
- Singles is/are more popular with spectators.
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1- I prefer playing singles to doubles.
- She decided not to play in the singles.
- She won the junior singles.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- junior
- men’s
- women’s
- …
- play
- win
- championship
- final
- match
- …
- in the single
- [countable] (in cricket) a hit from which a player scores one run (= point)Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
- [countable] (in baseball) a hit that only allows the player to run to first base
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Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’.
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