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retake

/ɹiːˈteɪk/noun, verb2 syllables

Retake means: take back by force, as after a battle.

Synonyms for retake1

verb, as in take back by force, as after a battle

recapture

verb, as in capture again

recapture

What does retake mean?4

verb

1

take back by force, as after a battle“The military forces managed to recapture the fort”

2

capture again“recapture the escaped prisoner”

3

photograph again“Please retake that scene”

noun

1

a shot or scene that is photographed again

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with retake?26

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Retake in a sentence

  • I'm planning to retake that exam next month.CK
  • Ziri's teacher lost his test and made him retake it.Amastan
  • Vladimir has the right to retake that exam.Amastan
  • I don't know why my teacher wanted me to retake the exam.sundown
  • Mennad had to retake the course.OsoHombre
  • What day will the retake be?maaster
  • Vladimir was able to retake the exam.Amastan
  • He has to retake that class.Conjuice

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of retake

as a noun

plural
retakes

as a verb

past tense
re-took
past participle
re-taken
present participle
re-taking
third-person singular
re-takes