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Noun: retake  'ree'teyk
  1. A shot or scene that is photographed again
Verb: retake (retook,retaken)  'ree'teyk
  1. Take back by force, as after a battle
    "The military forces managed to retake the fort"
    - recapture
     
  2. Capture again
    "retake the escaped prisoner"
    - recapture
     
  3. Photograph again
    "Please retake that scene"
     
  4. Take an exam again after failing the last time
    - resit [Brit]

Derived forms: retook, retaken, retakes, retaking

See also: retaking

Type of: capture, catch, get, photograph, shoot, snap, take

Encyclopedia: Retake