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English
Etymology
From re- + take.
Pronunciation
Verb
retake (third-person singular simple present retakes, present participle retaking, simple past retook, past participle retaken)
- To take something again.
- To take something back.
- To capture or occupy somewhere again.
The army tried repeatedly to retake the fort they had been driven from.
- To photograph or film again.
Translations
Noun
retake (plural retakes)
- a scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again
- an instance of resitting an examination
Translations
an instance of resitting an examination
— see resit