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resit

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An examination taken a second time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To take an examination a second time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti Proto-Germanic *sitjaną Proto-West Germanic *sittjan Old English sittan Middle English sitten English sit English resit From re- + sit.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 補考 /补考 (bǔkǎo) — examination
  • Czech: reparát — examination
  • Czech: opravná zkouška — examination
  • Dutch: herkansing — examination
  • Dutch: herexamen — examination
  • Finnish: uusinta — examination
  • French: rattrapage — examination
  • French: examen de rattrapage — examination
  • French: examen de passage — examination
  • French: repêche — examination
  • Galician: recuperación — examination
  • German: Wiederholungsprüfung — examination
  • Hungarian: utóvizsga — examination
  • Hungarian: pótvizsga — examination
  • Hungarian: megismételt vizsga — examination
  • Indonesian: remedial — examination
  • Indonesian: her — examination
  • Japanese: 再試験 (saishiken) — examination
  • Polish: poprawka — examination
  • Russian: пересда́ча (peresdáča) — examination
  • Bulgarian: явявам се повторно (javjavam se povtorno) — to take an examination second time
  • Chinese: 補考 /补考 (bǔkǎo) — to take an examination second time
  • Czech: opakovat (zkoušku) — to take an examination second time
  • Czech: dělat reparát — to take an examination second time
  • Dutch: herkansen — to take an examination second time
  • Finnish: uusia — to take an examination second time
  • French: repasser — to take an examination second time
  • Galician: repetir — to take an examination second time
  • Galician: recuperar — to take an examination second time
  • Hungarian: utóvizsgázik — to take an examination second time
  • Hungarian: pótvizsgázik — to take an examination second time
  • Japanese: 再試験 (saishiken) — to take an examination second time
  • Russian: пересдава́ть (peresdavátʹ) — to take an examination second time
  • Russian: пересда́ть (peresdátʹ) — to take an examination second time