resit
verb [T] /ˌriːˈsɪt/ (present tense resitting, past tense and past participle resat) mainly UKDefinition
› to take an exam again: If you fail these exams, you can resit them next year.Exams, tests and exercises resit /ˈriː.sɪt/ noun [C] › She's got to do resits in French and German.Exams, tests and exercises
(Definition of resit verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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