retake

re|take1 [ ,ri`teık ] (past tense re|took [ ,ri`tuk ] ; past participle re|tak|en [ ,ri`teıkən ] ) verb transitive

1. ) to take control of a place again using military force:

Soldiers came to retake the village.

2. ) to photograph or record something again because it was not satisfactory

3. ) to take an examination again because you failed it on the previous occasion

4. ) to perform a kick or hit again in a game such as soccer:

The kick had to be retaken.

retake

re|take 2 [ `riteık ] noun count

1. ) an act of photographing or recording something again because it was not satisfactory

2. ) an act of taking an examination again because you failed it on the previous occasion:

I passed the test on the third retake.

3. ) an act of performing a kick or hit again in a game such as soccer:

The referee refused to allow a retake.