retake
verb (used with object)
to take again; take back.
retaken
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past participleof retake.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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Yemen’s government says it has since retaken positions near the strait.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
But even if the keeper had stayed on his line, the penalty would still have been retaken.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The area is a major corridor linking the western Darfur region, which is controlled by the RSF, to the capital, Khartoum, which was retaken by the army last year.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 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
And in the summer of 1918, it would be retaken by the Allies.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
