retake
verb (used with object)
to take again; take back.
was retaking
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past progressiveof retake.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Ukrainian officials said their next objective was retaking Lyman, a gateway to Luhansk Province.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
He was retaking the class in the fall of his senior year to squeeze in the credit before graduation in the spring.
From Slate ● May 23, 2017
Calculus Do-Over His undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona's College of Mines hinged on scoring a B in a calculus course he was retaking.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 4, 2010
