: 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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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The Padres’ bullpen last night retook the MLB lead with a 3.15 ERA, jumping over the Giants (3.20).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Beth Mead missed England’s first spot-kick after a retake, putting Spain ahead in the shout-out.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 July 2025
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Verb
If Democrats can get it together and retake the White House and Congress in 2028, or if the GOP goes a different direction, that choice may put Schmitt in the wilderness.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The Padres’ bullpen last night retook the MLB lead with a 3.15 ERA, jumping over the Giants (3.20).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Noun
To avoid retention, Tennessee law mandates that third graders who fell short on that section of the test must pass on a retake, meet exemption standards, win an appeal, attend summer school and show adequate growth on a post-test, or enroll in yearlong tutoring in fourth grade.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Beth Mead missed England’s first spot-kick after a retake, putting Spain ahead in the shout-out.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 July 2025
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retake. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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