episode

Everyday

1. An episode is one part of a TV or radio series, podcast or story told in parts. tree →
2. An episode is one event or short period of time that stands out, like an episode of illness. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life children watch episodes of shows; in reading, a long story may have episodes. Phrases: «the next episode», «the first episode», «an episode of», «a funny episode».

Examples

• I watched one episode of the cartoon before bed. tree →
• The last episode ended with a mystery. tree →
• Each episode is twenty minutes long. tree →
• There are ten episodes in the first series. tree →
• That was an embarrassing episode I'd rather forget. tree →
• Grandpa had an episode of dizziness. tree →
• If each episode is 25 minutes, 4 episodes take 100 minutes. tree →
• With the bridge-building episode in this "legend" may be compared the opening of another Russian story. tree →

Note

Countable. Starts with a vowel sound: «an episode». A group of episodes is a «series» (UK) or «season» (US). In maths, multiplying episode length by the number of episodes gives the total time.