: a subsequent filming, photographing, or recording undertaken to improve upon the first
also
: an instance of this
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sam González Kelly, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
The Cornhuskers then answered back with a 6-0 run to retake the lead, but Vanderbilt led 72-70 with less than a minute to go after a Tanner layup, which gave him 27 points on the night.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Kevin Giraud, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Other models could look like offering unlimited retakes on tests.
—Joshua Rowe Eyler, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Since retaking office at the start of last year, Trump has essentially closed the border to new arrivals and tamped down on other forms of legal immigration, while embarking on a mass deportation campaign to remove millions of immigrants already living in the country illegally.
—Sam González Kelly, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
The Cornhuskers then answered back with a 6-0 run to retake the lead, but Vanderbilt led 72-70 with less than a minute to go after a Tanner layup, which gave him 27 points on the night.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
Yet, at the same time, little room was allowed for retakes as Coubia shot the whole project on film.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Other models could look like offering unlimited retakes on tests.
—Joshua Rowe Eyler, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retake. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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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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