Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to retake
Participle: retaken
Gerund: retaking
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | retake |
| you | retake |
| he;she;it | retakes |
| we | retake |
| you | retake |
| they | retake |
Perfect
| I | have retaken |
| you | have retaken |
| he;she;it | has retaken |
| we | have retaken |
| you | have retaken |
| they | have retaken |
Past
| I | retook |
| you | retook |
| he;she;it | retook |
| we | retook |
| you | retook |
| they | retook |
Pluperfect
| I | had retaken |
| you | had retaken |
| he;she;it | had retaken |
| we | had retaken |
| you | had retaken |
| they | had retaken |
Future
| I | will retake |
| you | will retake |
| he;she;it | will retake |
| we | will retake |
| you | will retake |
| they | will retake |
Future Perfect
| I | will have retaken |
| you | will have retaken |
| he;she;it | will have retaken |
| we | will have retaken |
| you | will have retaken |
| they | will have retaken |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | retake |
| you | retake |
| he;she;it | retake |
| we | retake |
| you | retake |
| they | retake |
Perfect
| I | have retaken |
| you | have retaken |
| he;she;it | have retaken |
| we | have retaken |
| you | have retaken |
| they | have retaken |
Imperfect
| I | retook |
| you | retook |
| he;she;it | retook |
| we | retook |
| you | retook |
| they | retook |
Pluperfect
| I | had retaken |
| you | had retaken |
| he;she;it | had retaken |
| we | had retaken |
| you | had retaken |
| they | had retaken |
Conditional
Present
| I | would retake |
| you | would retake |
| he;she;it | would retake |
| we | would retake |
| you | would retake |
| they | would retake |
Perfect
| I | would have retaken |
| you | would have retaken |
| he;she;it | would have retaken |
| we | would have retaken |
| you | would have retaken |
| they | would have retaken |
Imperative
| you | retake |
| we | Let's retake |
| you | retake |
Verbs conjugated like 'retake'
betake,
caretake,
forsake,
mistake,
overtake,
partake,
retake,
shake,
take,
undertake,
Verbs similar to 'retake'
betake,
rebake,
remake,
retape,
rewake,
atake,
bewake,
bitake,
caretake,
prebake,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1436, "to take back," from re- "back, again" + take (v.). Meaning "to recapture" is recorded from 1645; sense of "to record a second time" is attested from 1962.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Italic *wre-
4. Latin re-der.
5. Old French re-bor.
6. Middle English re-
7. English re-
8. English take
9. English retake
10. From re- + take.
Sample Sentences
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The army tried repeatedly to retake the fort they had been driven from.