collocation · informal
binge-watch a series
UK/ˈbɪndʒˌwɒtʃ ə ˈsɪəriːz/US/ˈbɪndʒˌwɑːtʃ ə ˈsɪriːz/BINGE·watch a SE·ries
to watch many episodes of a TV series in one sitting
Examples
“We binge-watched the whole first season over the weekend.”
“Sometimes I binge-watch a series when I need to relax.”
“She binged three seasons in two days.”
Band 8 sentence
“After finishing my coursework, I binge‑watched the entire second season overnight as a way to unwind, though I regretted it the next morning.”
Collocations
- binge-watch a whole season
- binge-watch shows on Netflix
- go on a binge-watching session
Word family
Common mistakes
I watched binge the series.→I binge-watched the series.
I binge watch series.→I binge-watch a series.
Say it for a higher band
5watch a series→6watch several episodes→7+binge-watch a series
Synonyms
marathon-watch
Easily confused
watch a series
“I usually watch a series episode once a week, not all at once.”
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