retake
verb /ˌriːˈteɪk/
/ˌriːˈteɪk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they retake | /ˌriːˈteɪk/ /ˌriːˈteɪk/ |
| he / she / it retakes | /ˌriːˈteɪks/ /ˌriːˈteɪks/ |
| past simple retook | /ˌriːˈtʊk/ /ˌriːˈtʊk/ |
| past participle retaken | /ˌriːˈteɪkən/ /ˌriːˈteɪkən/ |
| -ing form retaking | /ˌriːˈteɪkɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈteɪkɪŋ/ |
- retake something (especially of an army) to take control of something such as a town again
- Government forces moved in to retake the city.
- (figurative) Moore fought back to retake the lead later in the race.
- (British English also resit)[transitive, intransitive] to take an exam or a test again, usually after failing it the first time