retest

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/ˈɹiːtɛst//ɹiːˈtɛst/

noun

A repeat test.

OriginEnglish test ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounretest (plural retests)

plural retests

  1. A repeat test.
verbretest (third-person singular simple present retests, present participle retesting, simple past and past participle retested)

present singular third person retests · participle present retesting · participle past retested · past retested

  1. transitiveTo test again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishtest
  7. Englishretest

From re- + test.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with retest

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Anagrams

streettestersetterTeters
Cite this entry
APA

retest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retest

MLA

“retest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retest.

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