retake
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| retake | |
| —vb , -takes, -taking, -took, -taken | |
| 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) |
| —n | |
| 4. | films a rephotographed shot or scene |
| 5. | a retaped recording |
| re'taker | |
| —n | |
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retake
1436, "to take back," from re- "back, again" + take (v.). Meaning "to recapture" is recorded from 1645; sense of "to record a second time" is attested from 1962.
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Example sentences
If you fail part of the exam, you'll need to retake the part you failed.
But if the indiscriminate methods loyalists used to retake smaller towns are a guide, the toll on civilian life will also be grim.
The request to retake the examination must be notarized.
Retake examinations will be given at the next scheduled licensure examination.
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