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retake

[ verb ree-teyk; noun ree-teyk ]

verb (used with object)

, re·took [ree-, took], re·tak·en, re·tak·ing.
  1. to take again; take back.
  2. to recapture.
  3. to photograph or film again.


noun

  1. the act of photographing or filming again.
  2. a picture, scene, sequence, etc., that is to be or has been photographed or filmed again.

retake

verb

  1. to take back or capture again

    to retake a fortress

  2. films to shoot again (a shot or scene)
  3. to tape again (a recording)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. films a rephotographed shot or scene
  2. a retaped recording
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • reˈtaker, noun
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Other Words From

  • re·taker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retake1

First recorded in 1580–90; re- + take
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Example Sentences

Imagine a student has two equally important math tests in a semester, no retakes.

“She scored so high they said, ‘This is wrong, you have to retake it,’” the father recalls.

What happens if the ground offensive is stalled and they are not able to retake Fallujah or Tikrit?

In a televised address announcing that a fight-back had begun, he promised government forces would retake Mosul.

The best scenario for a lot of people is if the Republicans retake the Senate and lose McConnell.

As the Kenyan government struggled to retake the mall, Shabaab lobbed taunt after taunt.

The Spanish ships retired before Macnamara, and he ran under the guns of the forts of Colonia, in order to retake the place.

Marlborough then prepared to take the offensive, and ordered Colonel Cadogan to retake Eynes.

The Americans fitted out a large military force to retake Detroit, and overthrow the Indians who threatened the settlements.

The mountaineer and his men dashed to the rescue, recaptured all the cattle, but were unable to retake the horses.

The Russians made three attempts to retake it, the last led by a large body of officers alone.

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