"resit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: resits [plural]
Etymology: re- + sit Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|sit}} re- + sit Head templates: {{en-noun}} resit (plural resits)
  1. An examination taken a second time. Synonyms: retake, retake exam, retake examination, makeup, makeup exam, makeup examination Translations (examination): reparát [masculine] (Czech), opravná zkouška (Czech), herkansing (Dutch), uusinta (Finnish), rattrapage [masculine] (French), recuperación [feminine] (Galician), utóvizsga (Hungarian), pótvizsga (Hungarian), megismételt vizsga (Hungarian), 再試験 (saishiken) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-resit-en-noun-E5kRV9LX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 82 18

Verb

Forms: resits [present, singular, third-person], resitting [participle, present], resat [participle, past], resat [past]
Etymology: re- + sit Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|sit}} re- + sit Head templates: {{en-verb|resits|resitting|resat}} resit (third-person singular simple present resits, present participle resitting, simple past and past participle resat)
  1. (transitive) To take an examination a second time. Tags: transitive Translations (to take an examination second time): явявам се повторно (javjavam se povtorno) (Bulgarian), 補考 (Chinese), 补考 (bǔkǎo) (Chinese), opakovat (zkoušku) (Czech), dělat reparát (Czech), herkansen (Dutch), uusia (Finnish), repasser (French), repetir (Galician), recuperar (Galician), utóvizsgázik (Hungarian), pótvizsgázik (Hungarian), 再試験 (saishiken) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-resit-en-verb-PTFVuEZ0

Inflected forms

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