retake
Capture once more
To retake is to take again—recapturing something lost or repeating something unsatisfactory.
An army retakes a city.
A student retakes an exam.
A film crew shoots a retake when the first attempt doesn't work: We needed six retakes to get the scene right.
The noun stresses the first syllable; the verb stresses the second.
Perform once more
- retryAttempt something again
- reworkModify something already made
- reviseAlter to improve
- revisitExamine again later
reattempt · repeat · mulligan · do-over · second-chance · restart · again · correction
Seize again after loss
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- invasionForcible entry into territory
occupation · siege · assault · offensive · counterattack · reconquest · liberation · battle
Evaluative examination
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- retestExamine again for verification
- resitRepeat a failed examination
- failureLack of success
passing · score · grade · attempt · preparation · study · revision · anxiety
Film a scene again
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- shotQuick liquor serving
- cameraImage capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
shutter · exposure · frame · lighting · composition · angle · focus · scene
Dramatic unit or locale
- directorOne who leads
- cutSeverance or reduction
- actionProcess of doing
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
screenplay · actor · actress · audition · blocking · clapperboard · continuity · editing
redo
Perform once more
revisit · reattempt · repeat · mulligan · do-over · second-chance · restart · again · correction · improvement
recapture
Seize again after loss
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- strongholdFortified place of defense
invasion · occupation · siege · assault · offensive · counterattack · reconquest · liberation · battle · campaign
test
Evaluative examination
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- retestExamine again for verification
- resitRepeat a failed examination
failure · passing · score · grade · attempt · preparation · study · revision · anxiety · coursework
reshoot
Film a scene again
lens · shutter · exposure · frame · lighting · composition · angle · focus · scene · setup
scene
Dramatic unit or locale
cinematography · screenplay · actor · actress · audition · blocking · clapperboard · continuity · editing · footage
possession
State of owning
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- reboundReturn after deflection
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
ball · fumble · recovery · steal · serve · return · match · play · defense · offense
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- academic failurefailing grade, failed test, F grade, flunk, flunking
- assessmentevaluating, test, analyzing, exam, assessing
- repetitionagain, repeat, repeated, recurring, recurrence
- teststest, tests, exam, exams, quiz
- do-oversdo-over, redo, retry, second chance, second try
retakefirst attempt
Initial effort at something
one and done · ace it · first take · first try · first shot