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# retake

verb (retake, retakes, retook, retaken, retaking); noun (a retake, retakes)

«retake» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To retake a test or exam is to take it again, often because you failed or want a better mark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/#m1)
2. A retake is a second try at a test, or a scene in a film filmed again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/#m2)
3. To retake a place is to capture it again after losing it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school and adult life, students retake exams; «resits» is the British word in many schools. In film-making and drama, a retake is shooting a scene again. In history, armies retake towns or castles. Phrases: «retake an exam», «a retake of the scene», «retake the castle».

### Examples

- She failed her driving test but will retake it next month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/#x1)
- I need to retake the spelling test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/#x2)
- The actor forgot his lines, so they did a retake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/#x3)
- The army retook the castle after a long siege. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/#x4)
- Retakes are allowed if you are ill on the day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/#x5)
- After three retakes, the scene was perfect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/#x6)

### Note

Irregular like «take»: retake, retook, retaken. Stress: verb re-TAKE, noun RE-take. British schools also say «resit». A retake is a second chance, not a punishment.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «retake» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«retake» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/retake.html) on Mova free.