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retake

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See also: re-take

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ take.

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retake (third-person singular simple present retakes, present participle retaking, simple past retook, past participle retaken)

  1. To take something again.
  2. To take something back.
  3. To capture or occupy somewhere again.
    The army tried repeatedly to retake the fort they had been driven from.
  4. To photograph or film again.

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Noun

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retake (plural retakes)

  1. a scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again
  2. an instance of resitting an examination

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