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resit

resit verb: to take an examination a second time.

Verb

resit (third-person singular simple present resits, present participle resitting, simple past and past participle resat)

  1. (transitive) To take an examination a second time.

Noun

resit (plural resits)

  1. An examination taken a second time.
    Synonyms:
    retake, retake exam, retake examination, makeup, makeup exam, makeup examination

resit meaning in Indonesian

resit in Indonesian

examination
remedial, her

Synonyms of resit

  • retake
  • retake exam
  • retake examination
  • makeup
  • makeup exam
  • makeup examination

Forms of resit

Verb
third-person singular presentresits
present participleresitting
past participleresat
pastresat
Noun
pluralresits

Origin of resit

From re- + sit.

Words formed from resit

Questions about resit

What does resit mean?
Resit means to take an examination a second time.
What is resit in Indonesian?
Resit in Indonesian is remedial, her. See Resit meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is resit?
Resit can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of resit?
The past tense of resit is resat.

Words near resit in the dictionary

  1. resistosome
  2. resistosomes
  3. resistotype
  4. resistotypes
  5. resists
  6. resit
  7. resite
  8. resited
  9. resites
  10. resiting
  11. resits

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