to respawn
- verb
- /rɪˈspɔːn/
- Jargon
- After I died in the game, I had to wait a few seconds before I could respawn and continue playing.
Examples
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They house all the vehicle and equipment terminals, and as expected, no matter where you might be defeated on the map, you can always respawn at the warp gate.
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So in previous COD games (not sure about BO1), you have infinitely respawning enemies, so you have to move forward all the time in order to stop their respawning (can't stay at a distance picking off the enemies before moving forward, etc.).
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I think I respawn in six seconds.
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Respawn and meet me at the dock.
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Why don't you just respawn and level up like everyone else?
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We were able to respawn as runners by fulfilling two tasks.
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But the fact that enemies respawn when you reload checkpoints is a bit stupid.
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A single bite from a zombie will end your character's life and respawn you as a new survivor, but without any of the weapons or items you collected earlier.
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They roost in a central corridor you have to pass several times, but they respawn, so killing them is a waste of ammunition.
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Do you keep on going without lighting a bonfire, risking losing all your collected souls, or do you rest at a bonfire and respawn every single enemy you just defeated?
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Synonyms
Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten
To come back into sight after being away for a time
Bring back to life after death or a long absence
Come back to life or return to activity after a time away
To appear again after being hidden or inactive
To bring back life and energy to a person or thing
Become successful or active again after a long time away
To go back into a place or situation after leaving it
To make people and things alive or working again
To appear again after being away or hidden
Bring something back to a better or original state
To come back to life or appear again after people thought it was gone
To bring something dead back to life
To appear again after being gone or invisible
To make a player alive again in a video game
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Etymology
The verb respawn is made from re- 'again' and spawn 'to produce', so to respawn means to appear or be brought back again in a game after being eliminated.