noun
- the act of taking an examination again after failing or wanting to improve one’s grade
Usage: British English
verb
- present participle of resit; taking an examination again
Usage: British English
Examples
- She’s doing a resitting of her chemistry exam next month.
- The university allows one resitting per failed module.
- He’s resitting his driving test after failing the first time.
- Many students opt for resitting to improve their grades.
- The resitting period is scheduled for August.
- After resitting the exam, she finally passed with flying colors.