retake

retake
I UK [ˌriːˈteɪk] / US [ˌrɪˈteɪk] verb [transitive]
Word forms "retake":
present tense I/you/we/they retake he/she/it retakes present participle retaking past tense retook UK [ˌriːˈtʊk] / US [ˌrɪˈtʊk] past participle retaken UK [ˌriːˈteɪkən] / US [ˌrɪˈteɪkən]
1) to take control of a place again using military force

Soldiers came to retake the village.

2) to photograph or record something again because it was not satisfactory
3) to take an examination again because you failed it on the previous occasion
4) to perform a kick or a hit again in a game such as football

The kick had to be retaken.


II UK [ˈriːˌteɪk] / US [ˈrɪteɪk] noun [countable]
Word forms "retake":
singular retake plural retakes
1) an act of photographing or recording something again because it was not satisfactory
2) an act of taking an examination again because you failed it on the previous occasion

I passed the test on the third retake.

3) an act of performing a kick or a hit again in a game such as football

The referee refused to allow a retake.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Retake — Re*take , v. t. 1. To take or receive again. [1913 Webster] 2. To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to retake a ship or prisoners. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • retake — index attach (seize), reclaim, recoup (regain), recover, rescue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • retake — (v.) mid 15c., to take back, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + TAKE (Cf. take) (v.). Meaning to recapture is recorded from 1640s; sense of to record a second time is attested from 1962 …   Etymology dictionary

  • retake — (izg. ritȇjk) m DEFINICIJA film. ponovno snimanje istoga kadra ETIMOLOGIJA engl. ≃ re + take: snimka, snimiti …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • retake — ► VERB (past retook; past part. retaken) 1) take (a test or examination) again. 2) regain possession of. ► NOUN 1) a test or examination that is retaken. 2) an instance of filming a scene or recording a piece of music again …   English terms dictionary

  • retake — [rē tāk′; ] for n. [ rē′tāk΄] vt. retook, retaken, retaking 1. to take again, take back, or recapture ☆ 2. to photograph again n. 1. a retaking ☆ 2. a film or video scene rephotographed or to be rephotographed …   English World dictionary

  • retake — re|take1 [ ,ri teık ] (past tense re|took [ ,ri tuk ] ; past participle re|tak|en [ ,ri teıkən ] ) verb transitive 1. ) to take control of a place again using military force: Soldiers came to retake the village. 2. ) to photograph or record… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • retake — retakes, retaking, retook, retaken (The verb is pronounced [[t]riːte͟ɪk[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːteɪk[/t]].) 1) VERB If a military force retakes a place or building which it has lost in a war or battle, it captures it again. [V n]… …   English dictionary

  • Retake — Re|take 〈[ri:tɛık] n. 15〉 Neu , Nachaufnahme (einer nichtgelungenen Filmszene) [engl., „Neuaufnahme“, eigtl. „wiedernehmen“] * * * Re|take [ri teɪk], das; [s], s <meist Pl.> [engl. retake, zu: to retake = wieder an , ein , aufnehmen] (Film) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • retake — re|take1 [ˌri:ˈteık] v past tense retook [ ˈtuk ] past participle retaken [ ˈteıkən] [T] 1.) to get control of an area again in a war = ↑recapture ▪ an attempt to retake the city 2.) to take an examination again because you have previously failed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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