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to reprise

to reprise

14 7.6
To perform a song or part again
  • verb
  • /rɪˈpriːz/
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  • Patti Yasutake reprises her role as Nurse Alyssa Ogawa from Star Trek: TNG and Star Trek Generations.
  • reprised her role

Would you be interested in reprising the role?

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Examples

  • Next week, the band will reprise their popular song at the concert.

  • Oh, so you want me to reprise my role as Terry McCann?

  • Would you be interested in reprising the role?

  • I will have a larger role this time and will not be reprising my previous role.

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  • Anthony Perkins was approached to reprise his role, but he turned it down.

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  • And this Christmas night, I'm reprising my role as Scrooge in the Lincoln Wood Theater Group's production of A Christmas Carol.

  • Paul Rudd was Westley, and Fred Savage reprised his role as the grandson.

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  • In the new theater production, she will reprise her role as the lead character.

  • The actor plans to reprise his iconic role in the sequel to the hit film.

Synonyms

to repeat
vsto reprise
1.0

To do or say something again

is used mainly for songs, roles, or sections in music or drama
to restage
vsto reprise
1 4.1

To put on a play or show again for an audience

applies to performing a song, role, or section rather than full productions
to recapitulate
vsto reprise
  • Formal
1 8.6

To repeat the main theme near the end of a piece

focuses on performing or bringing back any part, not only the final main theme
to reprize
vsto reprise
  • Archaic
9.9

To repeat an earlier theme in music or writing

is the same meaning but often shown with the alternative modern spelling

How Often

to repeat
1.0
to reprise
14 7.6
to restage
1 4.1

Surface Forms

reprise infinitive
reprised past
reprised past participle
reprising present participle
reprises third person singular

Etymology

Reprise comes from old French words that mean 'take again': re- 'again' and prise 'take', like the prise you see in surprise. So to reprise something is to 'take it again', which fits when performers do a song, role, or scene a second time.