retest

verb

re·test | \(ˌ)rē-ˈtest

retested; retesting

Definition of retest

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

Other Words from retest

retest \ ˈrē-ˌtest

\ 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