Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense resits, present participle resitting, past tense, past participle resatpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (riːsɪt). The noun is pronounced (riːsɪt).
verb
If someone resits a test or examination, they take it again, usually because they failed the first time.
[British]
This year, Jim is resitting the exams he failed. [VERB noun]
If they fail, they can often resit the next year. [VERB]
Resit is also a noun.
He failed his First Year exams and didn't bother about the resits.
regional note: in AM, use retake
resit in British English
British
verb (riːˈsɪt)Word forms: -sits, -sitting or -sat(transitive)
1.
to sit (an examination) again
noun (ˈriːsɪt)
2.
an examination taken again by a person who has not been successful in a previous attempt
In other languages
resit
British English: resit /riːˈsɪt/ VERB
If someone resits a test or examination, they take it again, usually because they failed the first time.
This year, Jim is resitting the exams he failed.
If they fail, they can often resit the next year.
American English: retake
Arabic: يُعيدُ اِمْتِهاناً
Brazilian Portuguese: refazer uma prova
Chinese: 补考
Croatian: ponovno polagati
Czech: opakovat zkoušku
Danish: gå op igen
Dutch: herkansen
European Spanish: volver a examinarse
Finnish: suorittaa uudelleen koe tms.
French: repasser examen
German: die Prüfung wiederholen
Greek: ξαναδίνω εξετάσεις
Italian: sostenere nuovamente un esame
Japanese: 再受験する
Korean: 시험을 다시 치르다
Norwegian: gjøre på nytt
Polish: powtórzyć egzamin
European Portuguese: repetir um exame
Romanian: a susține din nou
Russian: пересдавать экзамен
Latin American Spanish: volver a presentar un examen