encore
To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or byTo call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by.
» The pianist played two encores.
Der Pianist spielte zwei Zugaben.
Піаніст зіграв двічі на біс.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by.
to encore a performer
to encore a song
(intransitive)To call for an encore.
request an encore, from a performer
(intransitive)To perform an encore.
Examples
7 sentencesThe pianist played two encores.
Піаніст зіграв двічі на біс.
deDer Pianist spielte zwei Zugaben.
The crowd cried out for an encore.
deDie Menge verlangte eine Zugabe.
Whether or not we play an encore depends on the audience.
deOb wir eine Zugabe spielen oder nicht, hängt vom Publikum ab.
Everyone called out to the singer for an encore.
They clapped until the pianist played an encore.
ruОни аплодировали, пока пианист не сыграл на бис.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense.Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense.
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Forms
encores, encoring, encored, encoredWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle