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retake

re·take
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb ree-teyk; noun ree-teyk]
    • /verb riˈteɪk; noun ˈriˌteɪk/
    • /ˌriːˈteɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb ree-teyk; noun ree-teyk]
    • /verb riˈteɪk; noun ˈriˌteɪk/

Definitions of retake word

  • verb with object retake to take again; take back. 1
  • verb with object retake to recapture. 1
  • verb with object retake to photograph or film again. 1
  • noun retake the act of photographing or filming again. 1
  • noun retake a picture, scene, sequence, etc., that is to be or has been photographed or filmed again. 1
  • transitive verb retake exam: resit 1

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Origin of retake

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; re- + take

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Retake

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

retake popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

retake usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for retake

verb retake

  • catch up — If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.
  • get well — conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness: a get-well card.
  • go with — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • make good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.

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