re-take
Verb
Meaning
re-take (third-person singular simple present re-takes, present participle re-taking, simple past re-took, past participle re-taken)
Alternative form of retake
Synonyms
Examples
Constantius had already spent part of early 361 unsuccessfully attempting to re-take the fortress of Ad Tigris.
The Portuguese armada managed to re-take most of the lost cities and began punishing their leaders, but they refrained from attacking Mogadishu.
When a position was lost, an immediate attempt was usually made to re-take it with fresh forces.
When performed as a defensive action, the attacker must then disturb the extended weapon to re-take priority; otherwise the defender has priority and the counter-attack like action will win the touch if the attacker does not manage a single light.
But also like Game 3, Winnipeg tied the game in the second period only for the Knights to re-take the lead less than a minute later.
The district is in a region north of downtown that is similar to areas targeted by Democrats attempting to re-take the U.S. House and Senate.