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retook

  • past tense form
    of retake.
    retake
    verb (used with object)
    to take again; take back.

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He asked the press secretary, who graduated from law school at California's Pepperdine University in 2011, if she ever retook the bar exam.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

David Specht retook his test in Sacramento a week after receiving the DMV letter last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

In November 2022, the Ukrainian army retook Kherson.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

First, last year, Overdeck retook Lyons’s seat on the management committee, though Lyons remained co-CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

I retook the wheel and when my shift was up I didn't dare go wake him.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos