resit

American  

[ree-sit, ree-sit] / riˈsɪt, ˈriˌsɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

resat, resitting

1. to retake (a test or examination).

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noun

1. a test or examination that is retaken.

resit British  

verb

1. to sit (an examination) again

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noun

1. an examination taken again by a person who has not been successful in a previous attempt

Etymology

Origin of resit

First recorded in 1925–30; re- ( def. ) + sit ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

However, the resit pass rate is low and the policy has proved controversial.

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The government said offering an alternative would "break down barriers to opportunity", because white working class pupils were twice as likely to need to resit than their better-off classmates.

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Jill Duffy, chief executive of the exam board OCR, has said these pupils end up getting stuck in a years-long cycle of resits - and that we're now seeing a "resit crisis".

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The pass rate for those who resit is far lower than it is for Year 11s.

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Jill Duffy, the head of the OCR exam board, said there was a "resit crisis".

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