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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Under authorities' plans, students caught cheating with smart glasses will not be able to retake their exams for three years, an extension from the current penalty of one year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Toward the end of the first act, after Ukrainian troops retake Kherson, a soldier returns home expecting to find his daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
At the start of October, pro-government forces launched a major offensive that aims to retake territory in western Yemen that is controlled by the Houthis.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
She explained that she didn't retake the bar exam upon returning to the United States due to the birth of her first child.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
She gets us Preparing for the SAT books for over the summer, because I didn’t take the test this year, and she wants to retake it in November.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
"I have to get my retakes right next time, or they won't let me complete my course at college," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007, Micron stock retakes key level, SpaceX makes $60 billion AI acquisition, and more news to start your day.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
He moves up, asks her to take a step back and retakes the photo.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024
The Duke of York retakes Marchiennes, and makes 1629 prisoners.
From Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death by Francis Randolph
He asked the press secretary, who graduated from law school at California's Pepperdine University in 2011, if she ever retook the bar exam.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Music is not broadcast and women are less visible on screen than before the Taliban retook power in 2021.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
With the state report complete, and vigilante sabotage ruled out, Mulholland retook the inquest stand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
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
Yemen’s government says it has since retaken positions near the strait.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 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
Stocks will have a difficult time sustaining a second-quarter comeback until that target, pegged at around 6624 points, is firmly retaken.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
“Hedge funds have retaken that pole position,” said Freddie Parker, co-head of prime insight and analytics at Goldman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
Without such a reprieve, we knew ourselves in constant danger if the city should be retaken.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Valadao, 49, who comes from a dairy farming family, is well known in the district and has repeatedly secured victory in close races, retaking the seat in 2020 after losing it in 2018’s blue wave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The reception online suggests the ChatGPT creator is retaking the crown in an ever-evolving race to create the best artificial-intelligence models.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Havenga and Merrison point out there is the option of retaking the test if needed.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
In the age of drones and portable antiship missiles, retaking the Strait of Hormuz would be anything but simple, but not impossible, military experts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
“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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