resit

[ree-sit, ree-sit]

verb (used with or without object)

resat, resitting 

1. to retake (a test or examination).

noun

1. a test or examination that is retaken.

resit

verb

1. to sit (an examination) again

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of resit¹

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

Example Sentences

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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If you get a grade 3 or below in maths or English language, you will have to resit next year.

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Alemi was born in Iran but in the early 1990s was in Auckland, where she failed to complete the bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery degree required to practise as a doctor and was refused permission to resit.

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