- 1retake something (especially of an army) to take control of something such as a town again Government forces moved in to retake the city. (figurative) Moore fought back to retake the lead later in the race.
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- 2retake something to take an exam or a test again, usually after failing it the first time
retake
verbNAmE//ˌriˈteɪk//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they retake he / she / it retakes
past simple retook
past participle retaken
-ing form retaking
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