retest

verb

re·​test (ˌ)rē-ˈtest How to pronounce retest (audio)
retested; retesting
1
transitive : to evaluate, measure, or identify (something or someone) again by means of a test
In English I, 77,623 students who were retested in the spring failed again.Terrence Stutz
… his team tutored and retested a group of healthy elderly volunteers on whom he'd gathered data for 14 years.Marilyn Chase
… cats may test negative for some time after they are exposed and should be retested 90 days after possible exposure.Cat Fancy
The doctors were retesting him for cystic fibrosis.Gary Smith
2
intransitive : to be tested again
… Rhodes has instituted a new policy allowing students to retest at any time, letting them leap forward when they're ready.Brian Thevenot
retest noun
plural retests
He failed and had to return for a retest.
She passed the retest.
I was happy to hear that, six months later in January, her retest remained normal. Andrew Weil

Examples of retest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Insurance Institute will continue to monitor software updates and improvements and will periodically retest the systems, Harkey said. Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024 Choose an easy-to-use rebate platform, create simple directions and remember to test and retest to make sure everything works smoothly. Tom Treanor, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is moving to retest DNA samples in thousands of criminal cases and expects to spend at least $7.5 million to remedy problems discovered in one longtime employee’s lab work, according to a state budget request. Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024 Equity markets have enjoyed a tremendous November rally that allowed the S&P 500 to break out of its downtrend pattern and retest the July 31st peak. Sean Hanlon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 Even if your sore throat is accompanied by other symptoms—fever, headache, dry cough—the only way to truly know if your sore throat is due to COVID-19 is to test—and maybe retest—for the virus. Leah Groth, Health, 16 Dec. 2023 One is that the experience has given economists new opportunities to retest old theories about matters such as unemployment benefits and the labor market. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2023 Pediatric experts say that parents should continue to follow CDC and county guidelines and protocol when a child tests positive, and resist the urge to retest their children after a positive test, since the results are likely only to create further confusion. Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Sep. 2021 Jain found 10 positives among the guests but was able to repeatedly retest them to ensure that by the time some events occurred days later, most were no longer infectious and could attend with masks. Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of retest was in 1778

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“Retest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retest. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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