Reproduced Reproduce Permission Reproducing Colours Verb Bre ˌriːprəˈdjuːs

• 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.
• the results are reproduced in table 2.

reproduce

1. 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.
• The results are reproduced in Table 2.
• All illustrations are reproduced by kind permission of the Mercury Gallery.
2. to produce something again; 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.
3. if people, plants, animals, etc. reproduce or reproduce themselves, they produce young
• Most reptiles reproduce by laying eggs on land.
• cells reproducing themselves (= making new ones)

Extra Examples

• It is difficult to reproduce a signature exactly.
• Many single cell organisms reproduce by splitting in two.
• Photographs can be easily reproduced with a negative.
• The article may not be reproduced without written permission of the author.
• The book’s characters are faithfully reproduced in the film.
• 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 offspring have to be able to reproduce in their turn.
• The painting is reproduced here by courtesy of the Tate Gallery.
• The painting is reproduced very accurately.
• The photos are beautifully reproduced.
• The salmon would begin reproducing naturally.
• These works were popular and widely reproduced.
• They do not reproduce well in print.
• Writing grew out of an attempt to reproduce speech in a permanent form.
• a frog species successfully reproducing
• The computer program reproduces the effects of earthquakes on buildings.
• These cells reproduce themselves every twenty minutes.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they reproduce
• he / she / it reproduces
• past simple reproduced
• past participle reproduced
• -ing form reproducing