I. re ‧ take 1 /ˌriːˈteɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense retook /-ˈtʊk/, past participle retaken /-ˈteɪkən/) [transitive]
1 . to get control of an area again in a war SYN recapture :
an attempt to retake the city
2 . to take an examination again because you have previously failed it SYN resit British English
II. re ‧ take 2 /ˈriːteɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . an act of filming or photographing something again:
They had to do several retakes before the director was satisfied.
2 . British English an examination or test that you take again because you failed it