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- [verb ree-teyk; noun ree-teyk]
- /verb riˈteɪk; noun ˈriˌteɪk/
- /ˌriːˈteɪk/
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- [verb ree-teyk; noun ree-teyk]
- /verb riˈteɪk; noun ˈriˌteɪk/
Definitions of retaken word
- verb with object retaken to take again; take back. 1
- verb with object retaken to recapture. 1
- verb with object retaken to photograph or film again. 1
- noun retaken the act of photographing or filming again. 1
- noun retaken a picture, scene, sequence, etc., that is to be or has been photographed or filmed again. 1
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Origin of retaken
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; re- + take
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Parts of speech for Retaken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
retaken 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
retaken usage trend in Literature
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