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# sequel

noun (a sequel, sequels)

«sequel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sequel is a book, film or game that continues the story of an earlier one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/#m1)
2. A sequel can also be something that happens after and because of an earlier event. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/#m2)

### In the lessons

Everyday life: film and book series have sequels (the second Harry Potter book is a sequel to the first). In English lessons, pupils sometimes write a sequel to a story they have read, keeping the same characters. Opposite idea: a prequel tells what happened before. Phrases: «a sequel to», «the long-awaited sequel».

### Examples

- The sequel was even better than the first film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/#x1)
- We are writing a sequel to «The Gruffalo» in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/#x2)
- Fans waited three years for the sequel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/#x3)
- The game's sequel has new levels and characters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/#x4)
- Is there a sequel to this book? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/#x5)
- As a sequel to the storm, the river flooded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/#x6)
- Most sequels keep the same hero. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/#x7)
- His adventures might be regarded as a sequel to the former ones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a sequel, two sequels. Use «a sequel to» something. Do not confuse with «sequence» (things in order) or «equal». Prequel = story set before; sequel = story set after; series = the whole set.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sequel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sequel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sequel.html) on Mova free.