: 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.
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Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Last spring, that meant director John Carpenter predicting Mexico will retake California; a video of terrible Los Angeles parkers giving advice to new high school graduates; and mental health professionals diagnosing the mental health issues of comedians.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Snowplow parenting tells me to lean into snooping and send emails to their teachers requesting retakes and extensions.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Gerasimov said Saturday in a report to Putin, quoted by Russian state media, that Russia had retaken nearly all of the territory from Ukrainian forces.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Last spring, that meant director John Carpenter predicting Mexico will retake California; a video of terrible Los Angeles parkers giving advice to new high school graduates; and mental health professionals diagnosing the mental health issues of comedians.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
For many, a retake meant lost income, added anxiety and prolonged professional uncertainty.
—Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Snowplow parenting tells me to lean into snooping and send emails to their teachers requesting retakes and extensions.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retake. Accessed 3 May. 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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