retake
Americanverb (used with object)
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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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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
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Etymology
Origin of retake
Example Sentences
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And as Rose wobbled, McIlroy continued to produce a string of brilliant shots to retake the lead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
An analyst said one key will be the ability to retake the S&P 500’s 200-day moving average.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Ukrainian forces were able to retake about 115 square miles almost overnight against Russian forces with diminished drone capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
At the convention that year in San Francisco, he predicted that in an era of Reaganomics, a Rainbow Coalition of ethnic and religious identities could retake the White House.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
If he didn’t like our grades on his tests, he made us study and retake the tests until we made better grades.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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