: a subsequent filming, photographing, or recording undertaken to improve upon the first
also
: an instance of this
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Examples of retake in a Sentence
Verb
They helped their party retake the Senate.
He retook the lead close to the finish line.
We will have to retake the photograph.
Students can retake the test.
Noun
The director called for a retake.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
The army had stepped up its campaign to retake El Gezira in recent months, after retaking Sennar state in the south, including by increasing airstrikes that have often hit civilians.
—Reuters, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 10 July 2024
The midfielder converted the retake, seemingly setting up another extra time period.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The aid request comes as Democrats at the state Capitol find themselves under pressure to spend less time preparing for Trump to retake the White House as unprecedented blazes have left at least 25 dead and a trail of destruction in their own state.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
The army had stepped up its campaign to retake El Gezira in recent months, after retaking Sennar state in the south, including by increasing airstrikes that have often hit civilians.
—Reuters, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
He's also pointed to the tight timeline the law creates for parents and schools to determine if a child meets exemptions or if the parent needs to have their child do a retake, apply for an appeal, enroll in summer school or opt into yearlong tutoring in fourth grade.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 10 July 2024
The midfielder converted the retake, seemingly setting up another extra time period.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retake. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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retake
1 of 2 verb
re·take
(ˈ)rē-ˈtāk 
: to take again
especially
: to photograph again
retake
2 of 2 noun
re·take
ˈrē-ˌtāk
: a second photographing, filming, or recording to improve upon the first
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