reproduce
verb/ˌriːprəˈdjuːs/
/ˌriːprəˈduːs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reproduce | /ˌriːprəˈdjuːs/ /ˌriːprəˈduːs/ |
| he / she / it reproduces | /ˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪz/ /ˌriːprəˈduːsɪz/ |
| past simple reproduced | /ˌriːprəˈdjuːst/ /ˌriːprəˈduːst/ |
| past participle reproduced | /ˌriːprəˈdjuːst/ /ˌriːprəˈduːst/ |
| -ing form reproducing | /ˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /ˌriːprəˈduːsɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] reproduce something to make a copy of a picture, piece of text, etc.
- It is illegal to reproduce these worksheets without permission from the publisher.
- The photocopier reproduces colours very well.
- This material can be reproduced without payment.
- All illustrations are reproduced by kind permission of the Mercury Gallery.
Extra Examples- It is difficult to reproduce a signature exactly.
- Photographs can be easily reproduced with a negative.
- The article may not be reproduced without written permission of the author.
- The colours can be reproduced fairly accurately.
- The interview is reproduced by courtesy of ‘Attitude’.
- The map is reproduced here from a 19th-century original.
- The painting is reproduced here by courtesy of the Tate Gallery.
- The painting is reproduced very accurately.
- The photos are beautifully reproduced.
- These works were popular and widely reproduced.
- They do not reproduce well in print.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- exactly
- faithfully
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- from
- an attempt to reproduce something
- beautifully reproduced
- reproduced (by) courtesy of somebody/something
- …
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- [transitive] reproduce something to produce something very similar to something else in a different medium or context; to make something happen again in the same way
- The atmosphere of the novel is successfully reproduced in the movie.
- Unfortunately, he was never able to reproduce this level of performance in a competition.
- I was able to reproduce the same results with subsequent tests.
Extra Examples- The book's characters are faithfully reproduced in the film.
- The computer program reproduces the effects of earthquakes on buildings.
- Writing grew out of an attempt to reproduce speech in a permanent form.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- exactly
- faithfully
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- from
- an attempt to reproduce something
- beautifully reproduced
- reproduced (by) courtesy of somebody/something
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] if people, plants, animals, etc. reproduce or reproduce themselves, they produce young
- Most reptiles reproduce by laying eggs on land.
- reproduce itself cells reproducing themselves (= making new ones)
Extra ExamplesTopics Biologyc1- Many single cell organisms reproduce by splitting in two.
- The salmon would begin reproducing naturally.
- a frog species successfully reproducing
- These cells reproduce themselves every twenty minutes.
- The offspring have to be able to reproduce in their turn.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- asexually
- sexually
- naturally
- …
- be able to
- be likely to
- can
- …
- by
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