retake

UK: verb: /riːˈteɪk/, noun: /ˈriːteɪk/

US: /v. riˈteɪk; n. ˈriˌteɪk/

US: (v. rē tāk′; n. rē′tāk′)

Inflections of 'retake' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

retakes

v 3rd person singular

retaking

v pres p

retook

v past

retaken

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•take /v. riˈteɪk; n. ˈriˌteɪk/   v., -took, -tak•en, -tak•ing, n. 
v. [~ + object]

1. to recapture:
   The patrol worked hard to retake that small hill.
2. Photography to photograph or film again.

n. [countable]

3. Photography a picture, scene, etc., photographed or filmed again.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•take  (v. rē tāk′;n. rē′tāk′), v., -took, -tak•en, -tak•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to take again;
   take back.
2. to recapture.
3. Photography to photograph or film again.

n. 

4. Photography the act of photographing or filming again.
5. Photography a picture, scene, sequence, etc., that is to be or has been photographed or filmed again.

• re- + take 1580–90

re•tak′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

retake verb / riːˈteɪk/ ( -takes, -taking, -took, -taken)(transitive)

1. to take back or capture again: to retake a fortress
2. to shoot again (a shot or scene)
3. to tape again (a recording)

noun / ˈriːˌteɪk/

1. a rephotographed shot or scene
2. a retaped recording

reˈtaker noun