to retake

Examples

• All

• The valiant Autobots prepare to retake their homeland.

  The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

• We need to retake control.

  The Portal (2010)

• Let's retake the house... again.

  Band of the Hand (1986)

• We shall retake this throne.

  Troy the Odyssey (2017)

• Reformers understand the need to retake control, both on the border and in the workplace.

  Academic text (2006)

• Palestinian forces deployed professionally and effectively, retaking areas that had descended into chaos and militia control.

  Academic text (2011)

• The soldiers planned to retake the village that was lost last month.

• After losing the match, the team was determined to retake their champions title next season.

• The officials decided to retake control of the area after the unrest.

Synonyms

G

to get back

vsto retake

∞ 1.6

Have again something you had before it was lost or taken

is similar but emphasizes taking back control rather than simple recovery

R

to regain

vsto retake

275 3.3

To get something back after losing it

focuses on taking back control specifically rather than any recovery

R

to retrieve

vsto retake

226 3.7

To go and get something and bring it back, for example a dog bringing a ball

focuses on regaining control or possession rather than the fetching action

T

to take back

vsto retake

99 3.0

Get back something you had given, lent, or lost

is broader, covering taking back control as well as simple returns

R

to reclaim

vsto retake

77 4.1

To get back something you lost or gave away

is broader, meaning taking back possession or control in general

W

to win back

vsto retake

33 3.4

Get back someone or something you lost

is about reclaiming possession or control, not only repair of relations

R

to recapture

vsto retake

27 5.6

To take back control of something or someone after losing it

is the general act of taking back possession, not necessarily by force

R

to reacquire

vsto retake

5 5.5

To get something back after you lose or give it up

is about taking back possession or control, not only repurchasing

R

to reoccupy

vsto retake

3 5.6

To return to a place or job and be there again

covers taking back control more generally, not only locations or jobs

R

to reassume

vsto retake

2 6.6

To take back a job or duty you had before

is about seizing possession or control, not specifically resuming roles

R

to reconquer

vsto retake

1 7.7

To take back land that was lost in a war

is the general act of regaining possession or control, not only conquest

R

to reattain

vsto retake

7.3

To get something back after you lose it

is narrower to taking back possession or control, not achievement

Antonyms

L

to lose

∞ 1.0

Not be able to find something you once had

S

to surrender

722 4.4

To stop fighting and give control or things to someone else, often when forced

How Complete

to seize

• Formal

156 4.6

recapture

1 5.7

to retake

31 4.6

to reclaim

77 4.1

to recover

748 2.5

to retrieve

226 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology