resit

[ verb ree-sit; noun ree-sit ]

verb (used with or without object),re·sat [ree-sat], /riˈsæt/, re·sit·ting.
  1. to retake (a test or examination).: Compare sit1 (defs. 15, 20).

noun
  1. a test or examination that is retaken.

Origin of resit

1
First recorded in 1925–30; re- + sit1

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British Dictionary definitions for resit

resit

verb(riːˈsɪt) -sits, -sitting or -sat (tr)
  1. to sit (an examination) again

noun(ˈriːsɪt)
  1. an examination taken again by a person who has not been successful in a previous attempt

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