reprint
Americanverb (used with object)
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reprints,
present (3rd person singular)
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reprinted,
past participle, past
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reprinting
present participle
noun
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a reproduction in print of any matter already published; offprint
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a reissue of a printed work using the same type, plates, etc, as the original
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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reprintsimple
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reprintssimple
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have reprintedperfect
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has reprintedperfect
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am reprintingprogressive
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are reprintingprogressive
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is reprintingprogressive
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have been reprintingperfect progressive
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has been reprintingperfect progressive
Past
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reprintedsimple
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had reprintedperfect
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was reprintingprogressive
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were reprintingprogressive
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had been reprintingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reprint
Explanation
To reprint something is to publish it again, or issue it in a new form. When a book is a best seller, its publisher will reprint thousands, or even millions, of copies. Sometimes books go out of print for a long time before a publisher reprints them, and in other cases they are continuously popular enough that a publishing company will reprint them constantly. You can call a newer printed edition of a book or magazine article a reprint, too. Reprint adds the "again" prefix re-, to print, from the Old French preinte, "impression."
Example Sentences
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More recently, I was asked why I didn’t just buy a reprint online for cheap, and momentarily balked at the question.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
Peter Thiel wrote an introduction to the 2020 reprint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
It was a considerable expense for counties to reprint ballots.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2024
The exhibit starts by placing the traditional history of Venice’s construction next to a reprint of the Hippie Phone Book, a lovingly illustrated Yellow Pages-style guide to the community’s characters and businesses from the 1970’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024
She pushes the menu button and selects Jobs list, from which she presses reprint.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
The company doesn’t charge for inclusion in the rankings but does sell plaques and reprints to those who make the lists; Forbes and Shook Research share that revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
She told the BBC some sentences "were not properly referenced" and this would be corrected in future reprints.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
Knopf said it would remove the Audubon name and logo from future guides and reprints.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Costco’s photo reprints and services center were a boon for customers seeking discounted prices for bulk-printed holiday cards and invitations, large-scale prints and customized calendars.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Mendel himself requested forty reprints, which he mailed, heavily annotated, to many scientists.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
"After the original printing on 4 July, the news of the Declaration is travelling fast around North America and its being reprinted as it reaches each successive colony," he told BBC News.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
In response, she requested the book not be reprinted, and “Survivor” has become a rare and pricey collector’s item ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
The hymn, reprinted in hymnbooks since the late 18th century, is still sung by many Presbyterian and Baptist congregations in the U.S. and the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
Politico cited and reprinted the quote that Bannon gave to the Washington Post.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
Jefferson owned several copies of English histories that reprinted the Rumbold speech.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
In addition to reprinting the original articles, the book provides updates on how well the originally selected anomalies have stood the test of time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
But the changes have led to a last-minute scramble among companies like his - right from reprinting labels to reflect new prices and balancing production with uncertain demand.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
Brockman followed with a post on X reprinting a message he sent to OpenAI employees in which he wrote, “based on today’s news, i quit.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
“I would like to avoid reprinting the documents,” Shafer said, asking the electors to replace another Republican with Still.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Dr Grosart is chiefly remembered for his exertions in reprinting much rare Elizabethan literature, a work which he undertook in the first instance from his strong interest in Puritan theology.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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