resit
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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resits,
present (3rd person singular)
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resat,
past participle, past
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resitting
present participle
noun
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resits
plural
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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resitsimple
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resitssimple
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have resatperfect
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has resatperfect
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am resittingprogressive
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are resittingprogressive
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is resittingprogressive
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have been resittingperfect progressive
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has been resittingperfect progressive
Past
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resatsimple
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had resatperfect
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was resittingprogressive
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were resittingprogressive
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had been resittingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of resit
First recorded in 1925–30; re- ( def. ) + sit 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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While the majority of resit students are aged 17 to 19, some are also mature students.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It said it would "give students the essential knowledge and skills" before they resit their GCSEs, and then "only be entered into exams when they are ready".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
She said her message to others who might be stuck in the resit cycle is: "Keep at it".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
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.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
However, it found those from overseas had more opportunities to resit exams than A-level students.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
But those that miss the grade can find themselves in a continuing loop of resits as they try and try again to pass.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The government said it wanted to stop the "endless treadmill of unnecessary resits".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
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".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
In England, students need maths and English GCSEs at grade 4 or above to qualify for further study - although you can prepare for resits alongside your new subjects.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
By heating resols, resitols are formed which, on further heating, are finally converted into resits.
From Synthetic Tannins by Georg Grasser
Ultimately, the crew resat him elsewhere, but the ordeal took some time.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
But a growing proportion of those opening results are older, having resat the English or maths GCSEs that they didn't pass the first time around.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
He has also gained an apprenticeship and resat Maths and English.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
"It's horrendous making him keep doing it. I don't think it's fair, the pressure on them to keep resitting it," mum Marriane said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ministers also plan to reduce the number of teenagers resitting maths and English GCSEs by introducing an alternative qualification.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
If you want to explore resitting a subject, you should speak to your school or college about the best course of action.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
This meant resitting six exams the following year, and a fixed fee of £150 per exam was agreed.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2023
Some of them end up resitting multiple times.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023
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