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

… 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

… 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

When soil contamination still exceeded state benchmarks after initial cleanup, the state sent cleanup workers to remove more dirt and then retest the properties. —Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026

This discovery cuts down on the need to retest, subjecting patients to more needle sticks. —Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025

In other words, areas that have become stretched or overbought may soon see those conditions normalize, particularly as prices retest key support zones. —Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025

If your creatinine level comes back unusually high from creatine supplementation, the laboratory might investigate further or require you to retest. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 26 Aug. 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