Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retake

/ɹiːˈteɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: re-take
IPA: /ɹiːˈteɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take something again.

verb

To take something back.

verb

To capture or occupy somewhere again.

verb

To photograph or film again; to do another take.

noun

a scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again

noun

an instance of resitting an examination

Example Sentences

"The army tried repeatedly to retake the fort they had been driven from."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English take English retake From re- + take.

Inflected Forms

retakes (present, singular) retaking (participle, present) retook (past) retaken (participle, past) re-take (alternative) retakes (plural)

Derived Forms

retaker

Synonyms

recapture

Rhymes With

make take break lake wake mistake fake cake sake shake snake jake

Questions

How do you pronounce retake?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˈteɪk/.
What does retake mean?: To take something again.
Where does retake come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English take English retake From re- + take.

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