26984 words

retake

6 definitions • 7 examples
1
to take an exam again because you failed it the first time:

Examples:

to retake your driving test/final exams
2
to take something such as a place or position into your possession again, often by force, after losing possession of it:

Examples:

In the battle to retake the village, over 150 soldiers were killed.
Finally, our team had a chance to retake the lead.
The junta tried to retake power in 1999.
3
to take a photograph or shoot a part of a film again
4
an exam that you take again because you failed it the first time:

Examples:

I'm doing my retakes next summer.
5
a part of a film that must be shot again to change or improve it:

Examples:

It took seven retakes to get the scene exactly right.
6
to take something into possession again, esp. by force:

Examples:

He ordered his troops to prepare to retake the town.

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