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On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through.
Bruce Beresford

Meaning of "retake" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETAKE

retake  [riːˈteɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETAKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retake is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb retake in English.

WHAT DOES RETAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Breath mark

A breath mark or luftpause is a symbol used in musical notation. It directs the performer of the music passage to take a breath or to make a slight pause. This pause is normally intended to affect the duration of the preceding note and not the tempo. It is usually placed above the staff and at the ends of phrases. Its function is analogous to the comma in several written languages. Indeed, the two symbols look identical.

Definition of retake in the English dictionary

The first definition of retake in the dictionary is to take back or capture again. Other definition of retake is to shoot again. Retake is also to tape again.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RETAKE

PRESENT

Present
I retake
you retake
he/she/it retakes
we retake
you retake
they retake
Present continuous
I am retaking
you are retaking
he/she/it is retaking
we are retaking
you are retaking
they are retaking
Present perfect
I have retaken
you have retaken
he/she/it has retaken
we have retaken
you have retaken
they have retaken
Present perfect continuous
I have been retaking
you have been retaking
he/she/it has been retaking
we have been retaking
you have been retaking
they have been retaking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I retook
you retook
he/she/it retook
we retook
you retook
they retook
Past continuous
I was retaking
you were retaking
he/she/it was retaking
we were retaking
you were retaking
they were retaking
Past perfect
I had retaken
you had retaken
he/she/it had retaken
we had retaken
you had retaken
they had retaken
Past perfect continuous
I had been retaking
you had been retaking
he/she/it had been retaking
we had been retaking
you had been retaking
they had been retaking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will retake
you will retake
he/she/it will retake
we will retake
you will retake
they will retake
Future continuous
I will be retaking
you will be retaking
he/she/it will be retaking
we will be retaking
you will be retaking
they will be retaking
Future perfect
I will have retaken
you will have retaken
he/she/it will have retaken
we will have retaken
you will have retaken
they will have retaken
Future perfect continuous
I will have been retaking
you will have been retaking
he/she/it will have been retaking
we will have been retaking
you will have been retaking
they will have been retaking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would retake
you would retake
he/she/it would retake
we would retake
you would retake
they would retake
Conditional continuous
I would be retaking
you would be retaking
he/she/it would be retaking
we would be retaking
you would be retaking
they would be retaking
Conditional perfect
I would have retake
you would have retake
he/she/it would have retake
we would have retake
you would have retake
they would have retake
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been retaking
you would have been retaking
he/she/it would have been retaking
we would have been retaking
you would have been retaking
they would have been retaking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you retake
we let´s retake
you retake
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to retake
Past participle
retaken
Present Participle
retaking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETAKE


beefsteak
ˈbiːfˌsteɪk
betake
bɪˈteɪk
cheesesteak
ˈtʃiːzˌsteɪk
entertake
ˌentəˈteɪk
grubstake
ˈɡrʌbˌsteɪk
intake
ˈɪnˌteɪk
mistake
mɪˈsteɪk
offtake
ˈɒfˌteɪk
outtake
ˈaʊtˌteɪk
overtake
ˌəʊvəˈteɪk
partake
pɑːˈteɪk
reuptake
ˌriːˈʌpˈteɪk
stake
steɪk
steak
steɪk
stocktake
ˈstɒkˌteɪk
sweepstake
ˈswiːpˌsteɪk
take
teɪk
undertake
ˌʌndəˈteɪk
uptake
ˈʌpˌteɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETAKE

retailor
retain
retainable
retained earnings
retained object
retainer
retainership
retaining ring
retaining wall
retainment
retaken
retaker
retaking
retaliate
retaliation
retaliationist
retaliative
retaliator
retaliatory
retally

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETAKE

acceptable daily intake
air-intake
at stake
caretake
category mistake
clbuttic mistake
double take
enokitake
give-and-take
give or take
matsutake
piss-take
quick on the uptake
shiitake
shitake
slow on the uptake
spelling mistake
wapentake

Synonyms and antonyms of retake in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETAKE

Find out the translation of retake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retake» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夺回
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retomar
570 millions of speakers

English

retake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिर से लेना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استعادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пересдать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retomar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুনরধিকার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

reprendre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengambil semula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zurückerobern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

奪還する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탈환하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lấy lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைப்பற்றுவதற்கான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुन्हा घ्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geri almak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riconquistare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odzyskać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перескласти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

relua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξαναπάρει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terugneem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

återta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjenerobre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retake

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETAKE»

The term «retake» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.932 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETAKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «retake» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «retake» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retake

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QUOTES WITH «RETAKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word retake.
1
Bruce Beresford
On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETAKE»

Discover the use of retake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Retake Please!: Night Mail to Western Approaches
" "Liverpool University Press deserves huge credit for publishing this book.
Pat Jackson, 1999
2
Retake Your Fame: Black Contribution to World Civilization
"What have blacks contributed to civilization?" they ask. This book helps dispel the myth of black inferiority, among other things, this book tells us that: All the major world religions had their origins in Africa.
Aylmer Von Fleischer, 2004
3
Spiritual Warfare for Every Christian: How to Live in ...
Spiritual warfare isn't just casting out demons: it's Spirit-controlled thinking and attitudes. Dean delivers a no-nonsense, both-feet-planted-on-solid-ground approach.
Dean Sherman, 1995
4
ASVAB For Dummies
After you take an initial ASVAB test (taking the ASVAB in high school doesn't count as an initial test), you can retake the test after 30 days. After the retest, you must wait at least six months before taking the ASVAB again. You can't retake the  ...
Rod Powers, Jennifer Lawler, 2007
5
Retake of Amrita
Re-take of 'Amrita' is a book of 38 digital photomontages by Vivan Sundaram, with a preface and annotation by the artist-author.
Vivan Sundaram, Umrao Singh Sher-Gil, 2001
6
Fair Isn't Always Equal: Assessing & Grading in the ...
Moosa Shah, a middle school life science teacher, says he doesn't allow work to be redone either. He says I have also struggled with the retake issue. On one hand, I'm very big on students being responsible and prepared the first time around ...
Rick Wormeli, 2006
7
The Limits of Interpretation
An illustrious example of retake is the many different stories of the Arthurian cycle , telling again and again the vicissitudes of ... Arioso's Orlando Furioso is nothing else but a retake of Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, and precisely because of the ...
Umberto Eco, 1994
8
Retake
Video girl Ai is back in the real world with a new mission--to make a man fall in love with her. This is a problem because the only man for her is Yota and he thinks of her as a sister.
‎2004
9
Kaplan Medical Assistant Exam Review
If the board exercises their rights in canceling your score, you will be given a chance to retake the test without any penalty or additional fees. Significant score increases upon retesting may also be investigated. You may retake the test no ...
Diann Martin, 2009
10
Real Estate License Exams For Dummies
One of the things you need to find out about from your state licensing agency is how many times you can retake the state license exam. Your state may allow unlimited retakes of the exam, or it may limit you to a certain number of retakes before ...
John A. Yoegel, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retake is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Iraqi forces retake Anbar University from ISIS, officials say
BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials in Iraq's western Anbar province say government forces have retaken Anbar University from the Islamic State militant group after hours ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
It's about to get unspeakably messy in Iraq
Iranian-backed Shia militias are preparing to launch an operation to retake Fallujah, a Sunni-dominated city in Iraq, from the Islamic State terror group, Loveday ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
SAT scores questioned; refund, summer retake pushed
Approximately 487,000 students nationwide found out Thursday how they performed on the June 6 SAT, an exam riddled with controversy when officials opted ... «The News-Press, Jun 15»
4
Fatal Road Rage Shooting, SATs Retake, Heat Relief On the Way …
Fatal Road Rage Shooting, SATs Retake, Heat Relief On the Way, Truck Takes a Dive: News Nearby. Some of our top posts in Va. and D.C., including a lost ... «Patch.com, May 15»
5
SIM students taken aback as missing table forces exam retake
SINGAPORE: One missing table of statistics was all it took for more than 2,000 students to have to retake an examination held last week. TODAY understands ... «Channel News Asia, May 15»
6
Dems claim recruiting successes in bid to retake Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are claiming early success in recruiting strong candidates in Republican-held states as they fight to retake the majority ... «Yahoo News UK, May 15»
7
Testing Error Allows Oklahoma 6th Graders To Retake Reading Test
This retake follows one at Skelly Elementary where two teachers are accused of violating strict rules on how testing is handled and test questions and answers ... «News On 6, May 15»
8
Tufton and Williams retake Senate seats
Members of Parliament's Upper House this morning extended their welcome to Arthur Williams and Dr Christopher Tufton as they retook their seats in the Senate ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Mar 15»
9
Battle to Retake Iraqi City Looms as Test of Obama's ISIS Strategy
WASHINGTON — American intelligence agencies and the Pentagon are struggling to determine how difficult it will be to retake Mosul, the Islamic State's de ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
10
Central African Republic: UN mission, French forces retake public …
10 February 2015 – The United Nations stabilization mission in the crisis-gripped Central African Republic (CAR) announced today that it has retaken public ... «UN News Centre, Feb 15»

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