retest

verb

re·​test (ˌ)rē-ˈtest 

retested; retesting

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

retest

ˈrē-ˌtest 

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

Examples of retest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once this exercise begins to feel easy, retest yourself on the single-leg heel raises. —Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024

Weakening momentum indicators suggest AAPL is poised to retest the lower end of its range near $215. —Tony Zhang, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024

Follow the exercise progression below, starting with double-leg heel raises, twice a week for three weeks, then retest yourself. —Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024

If a contest falls into the recount margin, election workers must completely retest their county's tabulators, retally the race and repeat a hand count audit of a statistically significant number of the ballots. —Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1