reprise

UK: /rɪˈpriːz/

US: /rəˈpriz/

US: (ri prīz′ for 1; rə prēz′ for 2, 3)

Inflections of 'reprise' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

reprises

v 3rd person singular

reprising

v pres p

reprised

v past

reprised

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•prise /rəˈpriz/   n., v., -prised, -pris•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. Music and Dance a repeated occurrence, esp. a repetition of a musical theme.

v. [~ + object]

2. to repeat:
   to reprise the waltz tune.

See -pris-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•prise  (ri prīz′ for 1; rə prēz′ for 2, 3), n., v., -prised, -pris•ing. 
n. 

1. Law Usually, reprises. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
2. Music and Dance
   • a repetition.
   • a return to the first theme or subject.

v.t. 

3. to execute a repetition of;
   repeat:
   They reprised the elaborate dance number in the third act.

• Latin reprehendere to reprehend
• Middle French: a taking back, Old French, noun, nominal use of feminine past participle of reprendre to take back
• Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

reprise / rɪˈpriːz/ noun

1. the repeating of an earlier theme

verb

1. to repeat (an earlier theme)

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere; see reprehend