retake
to take again; take back.
to recapture.
to photograph or film again.
the act of photographing or filming again.
a picture, scene, sequence, etc., that is to be or has been photographed or filmed again.
Origin of retake
1Other words from retake
- re·tak·er, noun
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How to use retake in a sentence
The “Nueve” was representative of the quite heterogeneous forces that retook the city.
Gressly retook his seat and another young man approached the bench.
From PTSD to Prison: Why Veterans Become Criminals | Matthew Wolfe | July 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRelations between the Bush White House and Congress were notoriously frosty—even before Democrats retook it in 2006.
Five Ways Obama Has Already Changed Washington | Ana Marie Cox | November 26, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTThis morning early we got maxims on to each end of the place they had stormed, and then the Dublins retook it with the bayonet.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonNo effort was made to hold the settlement permanently, and the British from Detroit promptly retook it.
The Old Northwest | Frederic Austin Ogg
At different times we retook men that had been captives for varying lengths of time.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltThe reserves, however, held on, and the Inniskilling Fusiliers retook the trenches which the 57th had lost.
1914 | John French, Viscount of YpresThey retook the guns, but were sorely disappointed to discover that the Germans had rendered them useless.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) | James Edward Parrott
British Dictionary definitions for retake
to take back or capture again: to retake a fortress
films to shoot again (a shot or scene)
to tape again (a recording)
films a rephotographed shot or scene
a retaped recording
Derived forms of retake
- retaker, noun
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