retake
Americanverb (used with object)
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retakes,
present (3rd person singular)
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retook,
past
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retaken,
past participle
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retaking
present participle
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to take again; take back.
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to recapture.
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to photograph or film again.
noun
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retakes
plural
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the act of photographing or filming again.
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a picture, scene, sequence, etc., that is to be or has been photographed or filmed again.
verb
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to take back or capture again
to retake a fortress
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films to shoot again (a shot or scene)
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to tape again (a recording)
noun
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films a rephotographed shot or scene
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a retaped recording
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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retakesimple
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retakessimple
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have retakenperfect
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has retakenperfect
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am retakingprogressive
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are retakingprogressive
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is retakingprogressive
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have been retakingperfect progressive
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has been retakingperfect progressive
Past
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retooksimple
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had retakenperfect
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was retakingprogressive
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were retakingprogressive
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had been retakingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of retake
Example Sentences
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Chicago went on a 13-5 run as Brink left the game to retake a nine-point lead that would hold for the rest of the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The protests follow a series of controversies that have undermined trust in India's testing system, including the leak of a medical entrance examination paper that forced more than two million candidates to retake the test.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
With S&P 500 futures on the rise early Tuesday, the index may be able to retake its key 50-day moving average, viewed as an important technical level.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Should they fail to retake the test within a month of receiving the letter, or fail the test upon retaking it, their license will be revoked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Let the wolves have back their gloomy woods and retake the open sea.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
He did see a silver lining: “If there is a positive for Mr. Bhusri as he retakes the CEO role, it’s that sentiment towards Workday is pretty much at an all-time low.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026
The ceremony marks the moment that the Catholic church retakes possession of the cathedral, ahead of the first mass to be celebrated on Sunday.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
He moves up, asks her to take a step back and retakes the photo.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024
There were no retakes, no notes to her publicist.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
But as no one is seriously injured, the "fallen brave" retakes his position in the ranks and the column proceeds as though nothing had happened.
From Three Years in the Federal Cavalry by Glazier, Willard W.
On Dec. 13, 1944, 1,619 Allied POWs, mostly Americans, were loaded onto the Oryoku Maru in Manila as the Japanese rushed to move prisoners to labor camps elsewhere before the Americans retook the islands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Scotland retook the lead early in the second half after Wales' backline failed to gather a speculative Nelson kick, with Campbell taking full advantage on her first Scotland appearance since 2022.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
When Elvis retook the stage in 1969, he hadn’t performed before a live audience in nine years and he’d gotten a little uncool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Sadat, who herself has been living in Germany since Taliban authorities retook power in 2021, said that trawling through locations outside Afghanistan was something she had been used to for a long time.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
At the eleven-hundred-meter mark, Germany retook the lead from Italy.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Bayern Munich's Kane gave England the lead with a retaken penalty early in the first half, before scoring a powerful header to restore his side's lead three minutes before the break.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Additionally, Arcuri said he doesn’t think Intel would’ve retaken ownership of the Ireland fab if it didn’t have “a good line of sight over potential foundry wins.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026
Zelensky said his military had retaken some 115 square miles of territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Since then, forces loyal to the government have largely retaken control of Hadramawt and al-Mahra with the help of coalition air strikes.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
He’d lost both his front teeth two weeks after picture day last fall, and for some reason Mom wouldn’t agree to let him have his picture retaken just because of that.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Should they fail to retake the test within a month of receiving the letter, or fail the test upon retaking it, their license will be revoked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
But President Trump lifted the pause upon retaking the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
The ambassador warned that retaking control of the port could affect Chinese companies' investment, cooperation and trade with the Darwin region.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
So the military has made retaking as much territory from insurgents before the election a priority.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
“Seven AP classes, plus I’m retaking the SATs and ACTs because I know I got cheated last time,” she said.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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