retest

verb

re·​test (ˌ)rē-ˈtest 

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

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

Examples of retest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This week’s upswing also brings Prudential back up to retest its most recent swing high in late February, meaning a break above current levels would create a higher high and suggest a new uptrend phase. —David Keller, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025

Albert Matheny, a strength and conditioning specialist and co-founder of SoHo Strength Lab in New York, said a good timeline to retest your benchmarks is every four to eight weeks. —Jen Murphy, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025

After a pullback to a swing low around $180, DKS had another gap higher to retest the previous resistance level. —David Keller, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025

Fink said there is a possibility that the 10-year Treasury yield could retest the 5% level and even reach 5.5% if inflation reaccelerates in a meaningful way. —Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for retest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed