retake.
To take something again.
Meaning & usage
To take something again.
To take something back.
To capture or occupy somewhere again.
The army tried repeatedly to retake the fort they had been driven from.
To photograph or film again; to do another take.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English take English retake From re- + take.
a scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again
an instance of resitting an examination
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English take English retake From re- + take.
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