retake
verb
- take again, take back
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːteɪk/ / /ɹiːˈteɪk/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English take English retake From re- + take.
- a scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again
- an instance of resitting an examination
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English take English retake From re- + take.
- To take something again.
- To take something back.
- To capture or occupy somewhere again.
“The army tried repeatedly to retake the fort they had been driven from.”
- To photograph or film again.