Retook

/ˌriːˈtʊk/

फिर से लिया; दोबारा किया/दिया; (किसी जगह पर) फिर से कब्ज़ा किया; वापस लिया

Origin & History

From re- (“again”) + take; “retake” is recorded from the late 16th century, and “retook” is its past-tense form.

re- (“फिर से”) + take (“लेना”) से बना; “retake” का प्रयोग 16वीं शताब्दी के उत्तरार्ध से मिलता है, और “retook” इसका भूतकाल (simple past) रूप है।

Definition

“Retook” is the simple past of “retake.” It means to take something again (e.g., an exam or a photo), to take back possession of something, or to recapture a place that was lost.

“Retook”, “retake” क्रिया का simple past है। इसका अर्थ है किसी चीज़ को फिर से लेना/करना (जैसे परीक्षा या फोटो), किसी वस्तु/अधिकार को वापस लेना, या खोए हुए स्थान पर फिर से कब्ज़ा/नियंत्रण करना।

Parts of Speech

Verb (past tense):
She retook the exam after failing it the first time.
पहली बार असफल होने के बाद उसने परीक्षा फिर से दी।

Usage Examples

He retook the driving test and passed.
The photographer retook the picture because it was blurry.
The army retook the town after weeks of fighting.
She retook possession of the house after the dispute was settled.

Synonyms

Retaken (as past participle context) Took again Repeated Redid Re-sat (an exam, BrE) Recaptured Reclaimed

Antonyms

Gave up Surrendered Yielded Lost Ceded

Related Forms

Noun
Retake (film/photography: a new recording/shot) / Retaking (act/process)
Verb
Retake / Retakes / Retaking / Retook / Retaken

Idioms & Phrases

Retake control
नियंत्रण फिर से हासिल करना
Retake the exam/test
परीक्षा/टेस्ट फिर से देना
Retake a photo
तस्वीर/फोटो फिर से लेना (ख़ींचना)