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resit

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

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 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

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Etymology

Origin of resit

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

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