reproduces
USree-pruh-DOOS-iz/ˌɹi.pɹəˈdus.ɪz/UKree-pruh-DYOOS-iz/ˌɹiː.pɹəˈdjuːs.ɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of reproduce.
The bacterium reproduces rapidly under warm, moist conditions.
The new scanner reproduces fine detail with remarkable accuracy.
Note
Here the object decides the meaning. With nothing after it, the verb can only be biological: a cell or a species reproduces by making more of itself. Add an object and the copying senses open up. A printer reproduces a photograph, a lab reproduces a result, a witness reproduces a conversation from memory. Living things can take an object too (it reproduces itself), so a missing object is a strong clue rather than a rule.
reproduces is a form of reproduce
reproduce, verb: To make an image or copy of something. Full entry
- Forms
- reproducereproduces he/she/itreproducing -ing formreproduced past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- reproduce → reproduces: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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