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)

noun

1. films a rephotographed shot or scene
2. a retaped recording

Derived Forms

• reˈtaker, noun

Other Words From

• re·taker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of retake¹

First recorded in 1580–90; re- + take

Example Sentences

Arsenal retook the lead within five minutes of the restart when Henry cut inside and found Freddie Ljungberg, who fired into the bottom corner.

From BBC

Democrats are looking to retake seats they lost in 2022, and they have dedicated significant resources and the attention of party leadership, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., barnstorming the state last week.

From Salon

Republicans are expected to retake control of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Republican leaders in Congress have said that this time, if they retake majorities in both chambers, they’ll use their reconciliation bills to combine renewed tax cuts with aggressive cuts to social spending.

From Salon

After the Yankees retook the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Dodgers scored two runs in the top of the eighth.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• reclaim
• recover
• restore
• take back