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What (who) is retake - definition
SINGLE CONTINUOUS RECORDED PERFORMANCE
Alternate take; Alternate takes; Retake; Alternative take; Takes; Single-take; Single take
Retake
·vt To take or receive again.
retake
(retook, retaken)
1.
If a military force retakes a place or building which it has lost in a war or battle, it captures it again.
Residents were moved 30 miles away as the rebels retook the town.
= recapture
VERB: V n
2.
If during the making of a film there is a retake of a particular scene, that scene is filmed again because it needs to be changed or improved.
The director, Ron Howard, was dissatisfied with Nicole's response even after several retakes.
N-COUNT
3.
If you retake a course or an examination, you take it again because you failed it the first time.
I had one year in the sixth form to retake my GCSEs.
VERB: V n
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Retake is also a noun.
Limits will be placed on the number of exam retakes students can sit.
= resit
N-COUNT
retake
¦ verb (past retook; past participle retaken)
1. take (a test or examination) again.
2. regain possession of.
¦ noun
1. a test or examination that is retaken.
2. an instance of filming a scene or recording a piece of music again.
Wikipedia
Take
A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production.
Examples of use of retake
1. With gruesome inevitability, Carragher fluffed his retake.
2. Israel must retake south Lebanon and expel Hezbollah.
3. Only an estimated 50 examinees continued with the retake.
4. After taking office, Uribe quickly moved to retake that territory.
5. Authorities were planning to retake the remote area.