resit
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
noun
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Nouns
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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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It was a big blow to aspirants, who had to resit the exam under tight security weeks later.
From BBC ● Jul. 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, the resit pass rate is low and the policy has proved controversial.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
Jill Duffy, the head of the OCR exam board, said there was a "resit crisis".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
Exams sat in November are typically resits, although students can also resit in the summer.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024
While some of those would have been mature students sitting them for the first time, most would have been school- or college-age pupils taking resits after failing them when they were 16.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
"So, they are re-sitting, and they're entering this dispiriting, if you like, cycle of resits."
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
She is planning to go to sixth form for A-levels and possibly some resits, but said she was proud whatever her results "because I've tried my best".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024
By heating resols, resitols are formed which, on further heating, are finally converted into resits.
From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg
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
Some would be mature students sitting exams for the first time, but most would have been young people resitting papers.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
Pupils resitting are far less likely to pass than those sitting the exams for the first time.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
Some will be mature students sitting exams for the first time, but most will be young people resitting papers.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
In the years before the pandemic, students who missed exams may have had to wait until the following school year before resitting.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2022
The young woman, who was 19, had just finished resitting her A-level exams.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 4, 2018
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