encore — meaning in English

English meaning

• again adv One more time; once more.
• even adj Flat, level, or smooth.
• on prep Positioned at, upon, or touching the surface of something.
• once again phrase One more time, especially when the same thing has happened before. It often carries a note of weariness or of pointed recognition that a pattern is repeating.
• over adj Finished; ended.
• still adj Not moving; calm and motionless.
• yet adv Up until now; so far — often used in questions and negative statements.

Senses

encore is used for these senses in English:

• again Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.
• again Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]
• even Emphasizing a comparative.
• on Along, forwards (continuing an action), onwards.
• once again (idiomatic) Again, once more, one more time.
• over (US, usually, with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.
• still (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
• still (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.

again — full definition

1. adv One more time; once more.
2. adv Back to a former place, state, or condition.
3. adv Furthermore; in addition, when introducing another point.

even — full definition

1. adj Flat, level, or smooth.
2. adj Equal or balanced; showing no strong variation.
3. adj Of a number, exactly divisible by two.
4. adv Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.
5. verb To make level, equal, or balanced.

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