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re·take

(rē-tāk′)

tr.v. re·took (-to͝ok′), re·tak·en (-tā′kən), re·tak·ing, re·takes

1. To take back or again.

2. To recapture.

3. To photograph, film, or record again.

n. (rē′tāk′)

1. A taking again.

2. The act or an instance of photographing, filming, or recording again.

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retake

vb (tr) , -takes, -taking, -took or -taken

1. to take back or capture again: to retake a fortress.

2. (Film) films to shoot again (a shot or scene)

3. (Electronics) to tape again (a recording)

4. (Film) films a rephotographed shot or scene

5. (Electronics) a retaped recording

reˈtaker n

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re•take

(v. riˈteɪk; n. ˈriˌteɪk)

v. -took, -tak•en, -tak•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to take again; take back.

2. to recapture.

3. to photograph or film again.

4. the act of photographing or filming again.

5. a picture, scene, etc., that is to be or has been photographed or filmed again.

[1580–90]

retake

Past participle: retaken
Gerund: retaking

Imperative
retake
retake

Present
I retake
you retake
he/she/it retakes
we retake
you retake
they retake

Preterite
I retook
you retook
he/she/it retook
we retook
you retook
they retook

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

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

Future
I will retake
you will retake
he/she/it will retake
we will retake
you will retake
they will retake

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 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

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

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

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

Conditional
I would retake
you would retake
he/she/it would retake
we would retake
you would retake
they would retake

Past Conditional
I would have retaken
you would have retaken
he/she/it would have retaken
we would have retaken
you would have retaken
they would have retaken

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Noun	1.	retake - a shot or scene that is photographed again take - the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
Verb	1.	retake - take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" recapture take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" reconquer - conquer anew; "The country reconquered the territory lost in the previous war"
	2.	retake - capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner" recapture capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
	3.	retake - photograph again; "Please retake that scene" photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs photograph, shoot, snap - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

retake

verb

To occupy or take again:

reassume, re-claim, reoccupy, repossess, resume, take back.

Translations

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retomar volver a examinarse volver a presentar un examen

retake

(retook (vb: pt) (retaken (pp)))

A. [ˈriːteɪk] N (Cine) → repetición f

B. [ˌriːˈteɪk] VT

1. (Mil) → volver a tomar

2. (Cine) → repetir, volver a tomar

3. [+ exam] → presentarse segunda vez a; [+ subject] → examinarse otra vez de

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retake

(riːˈteik) – past tense ˌreˈtook (-ˈtuk) : past participle ˌreˈtaken – verb

1. to capture again. The soldiers retook the fort. volver a tomar, retomar

2. to film (part of a film etc) again. volver a filmar

(ˈriːteik) noun

the filming of part of a film again. the fourth retake. nueva toma

retake

→ volver a examinarse , volver a presentar un examen

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