retest
verb
re·test
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retested;
retesting
Definition of retest
1
transitive
: to evaluate, measure, or identify (something or someone) again by means of a test
In English I, 77,623 students who were retested in the spring failed again.— Terrence Stutz … his team tutored and retested a group of healthy elderly volunteers on whom he'd gathered data for 14 years.— Marilyn Chase … cats may test negative for some time after they are exposed and should be retested 90 days after possible exposure. — Cat Fancy The doctors were retesting him for cystic fibrosis.— Gary Smith
2
intransitive
: to be tested again
… Rhodes has instituted a new policy allowing students to retest at any time, letting them leap forward when they're ready.— Brian Thevenot
Other Words from retest
retest
\ ˈrē-ˌtest
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noun,
plural retests
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noun,
plural retests
He failed and had to return for a retest.
She passed the retest.
I was happy to hear that, six months later in January, her retest remained normal.
— Andrew Weil
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