encore

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VERB + ENCORE

give, play, take

The band played an encore after the audience cheered loudly for several minutes.

get

The band was so amazing that they got an encore after their final song.

call for

The crowd called for an encore after the band finished their final song.

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The band played their final song, and the crowd cheered loudly for an encore.

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noun

1

A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.

To play an encore.

Can I get an encore? We want more!

2

A call or demand (as by continued applause) for a repeat performance.

The encores were numerous.

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Please perform again!

verb

1

To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by.

to encore a performer

to encore a song

2

To call for an encore.

3

To perform an encore.

In youth we encore the sentiment, 'Oh, bless my country, Heaven! he said, and died:' but, as we advance in life, we think, 'How weak it is to pity Cato's case, Who might have lived, and had a handsome place!'

They encored with a cover of the Beatles' “Blackbird,” “The Bigger You Love” in 1970, and “Ha Ha Ha” in early '71.

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To play an encore.

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Can I get an encore? We want more!

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The encores were numerous.

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to encore a performer

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to encore a song

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In youth we encore the sentiment, 'Oh, bless my country, Heaven! he said, and died:' but, as we advance in life, we think, 'How weak it is to pity Cato's case, Who might have lived, and had a handsome

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