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reshoot

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɹiːʃuːt/
  • rhymes with -uːt
  • /ɹiːˈʃuːt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of reshooting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After several reshoots, the director was finally happy with the scene.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To shoot again, especially of video recording.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • They had to reshoot the scene because the explosion had made everyone jump.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

shoot again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We had to reshoot that scene 24 times

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: film, shoot, take

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti? Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.? Proto-Germanic *skeutaną Proto-West Germanic *skeutan Old English sċēotan Middle English schoten English shoot English reshoot From re- + shoot.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 重拍 (chóngpāi) — Translations