retake

in Vietnamese Làm lại bài thi / Thi lại

BrE /rɪˈteɪk/ AmE /rɪˈteɪk/

verb en → vi

past retaken pp retaken ing retaking

1 EXAM/TAKE AGAIN [transitive, T + obj] B1

Làm lại bài thi / Thi lại

to take an exam again, usually because you did not pass it the first time

  • retake a test/exam

Collocations retake an exam · retake a course

  • She needs to retake her driving test.

    Cô ấy cần phải thi lại bằng lái xe.

2 TAKE AGAIN [transitive, T + obj] B1

Lấy lại / Làm lại

to take something again, especially after a break or interruption

  • retake possession of sth

Collocations retake control · retake the lead

  • The army managed to retake the city.

    Quân đội đã thành công trong việc lấy lại thành phố.