respawn
verb/ˌriːˈspɔːn/
/ˌriːˈspɔːn/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they respawn | /ˌriːˈspɔːn/ /ˌriːˈspɔːn/ |
| he / she / it respawns | /ˌriːˈspɔːnz/ /ˌriːˈspɔːnz/ |
| past simple respawned | /ˌriːˈspɔːnd/ /ˌriːˈspɔːnd/ |
| past participle respawned | /ˌriːˈspɔːnd/ /ˌriːˈspɔːnd/ |
| -ing form respawning | /ˌriːˈspɔːnɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈspɔːnɪŋ/ |
- respawn (somebody/something) if a character that has been killed in a video game respawns or is respawned, that character appears again in the game
- On level five of the game, enemies respawn very quickly.
- Characters in the game can be respawned when they are killed.
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